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banana_stand_naive.rb

INPUT = "./input/1.txt"
TARGET = 250000
DAYS_LEFT = 7
PEOPLE = [
	{:name => "I",		:perDay => 1,	:yield => 1.0},
	{:name => "My son",	:perDay => 2,	:yield => 0.95},
	{:name => "My brother",	:perDay => 3,	:yield => 0.85},
	{:name => "My niece",	:perDay => 4,	:yield => 0.60}
]
LINES = File.open(INPUT, "r").read.strip.split("\n").collect{|s| s.to_i}
REPLACEMENT_COST = LINES.shift

#puts "People: #{PEOPLE}"
#puts "Replacement Cost: #{REPLACEMENT_COST}"
#puts "Lines: #{LINES}"
#puts "Target: #{TARGET}"
#puts "Total Banana Money: #{LINES.reduce(:+)}"

def naive
	total_collected = 0
	collected = Hash[PEOPLE.map{|p| [p[:name], []]}]
	by_yield = PEOPLE.sort_by {|p| p[:yield]}.reverse
	
	for p in by_yield
		for i in 0...(p[:perDay]*DAYS_LEFT)
			if total_collected < TARGET then
				index_of_biggest_amount = LINES.each_with_index.max[1]
				value = LINES[index_of_biggest_amount]

				total_collected += value
				collected[p[:name]] << [index_of_biggest_amount, value]
				LINES[index_of_biggest_amount] = 0
				puts "#{p[:name]} smashed panel ##{index_of_biggest_amount} and got $#{value} bringing the total collected to $#{total_collected}"
			end
		end
	end

	puts collected
end

naive

banana_stand_naive_output.txt

Richard-Hubbards-MacBook-Pro:reddit bruce_hubbard$ ruby compute.rb 
I smashed panel #18 and got $24858 bringing the total collected to $24858
I smashed panel #37 and got $24780 bringing the total collected to $49638
I smashed panel #86 and got $24533 bringing the total collected to $74171
I smashed panel #65 and got $24358 bringing the total collected to $98529
I smashed panel #93 and got $24218 bringing the total collected to $122747
I smashed panel #90 and got $24081 bringing the total collected to $146828
I smashed panel #54 and got $24011 bringing the total collected to $170839
My son smashed panel #9 and got $24008 bringing the total collected to $194847
My son smashed panel #27 and got $23803 bringing the total collected to $218650
My son smashed panel #91 and got $23193 bringing the total collected to $241843
My son smashed panel #47 and got $23050 bringing the total collected to $264893
{"I"=>[[18, 24858], [37, 24780], [86, 24533], [65, 24358], [93, 24218], [90, 24081], [54, 24011]], "My son"=>[[9, 24008], [27, 23803], [91, 23193], [47, 23050]], "My brother"=>[], "My niece"=>[]}