A home owner wants to fence in his yard of 600 sq. feet. Three sides are to be constructed with chain link fence at a cost of 3.25 per linear feet. The fourth side is to be constructed with a wood stockade fence at a cost of $5.45 per linear foot.

Question

A) what is a complete model for the cost of a building the fence in terms of one single input?

Answer 1

Minimize: c= 3.25(2w+l)+5.45(l)
Constraint: A=lw=600