Problem 9-01 The Westchester Chamber of Commerce periodically sponsors public service seminars and programs. Currently, promotional plans are under way for this year’s program. Advertising alternative

Problem 9-01

The Westchester Chamber of Commerce periodically sponsors public service seminars and programs. Currently, promotional plans are under way for this year’s program. Advertising alternatives include television, radio, and newspaper. Audience estimates, costs, and maximum media usage limitations are as shown:

To ensure a balanced use of advertising media, radio advertisements must not exceed 50% of the total number of advertisements authorized. In addition, television should account for at least 10% of the total number of advertisements authorized.

1. If the promotional budget is limited to $18,200, how many commercial messages should be run on each medium to maximize total audience contact? What is the allocation of the budget among the three media?

   Let	T = number of television spot advertisements
   	R = number of radio advertisements
   	N = number of newspaper advertisements

2. 	Budget $
   T = fill in the blank 1	fill in the blank 2
   R = fill in the blank 3	fill in the blank 4
   N = fill in the blank 5	fill in the blank 6
   	18200

3. 
   What is the total audience reached?
   fill in the blank 7

4. By how much would audience contact increase if an extra $100 were allocated to the promotional budget?
   fill in the blank 8