Thread: [SOLVED] objective quantities

I need an objective quantity and all the constraints to determine the point of maximum profit..
Chocolate covered peanuts are $40 for each case
Chocolate covered pretzels are $55 for each case
It takes a machine to 2 hours and a man 5 hours to make a case of peanuts
and a machine 6 hours and a man 4 hours to make a case of pretzels
there are only 150 machine hours and only 155 man hours available..
I want to make the MAXIMUM profit!
any help will be greatly appreciated

Hello, kari18!

I'll set it up for you . . .

Determine the point of maximum profit.

Chocolate covered peanuts are $40 for each case.
Chocolate covered pretzels are $55 for each case.

It takes a machine to 2 hours and a man 5 hours to make a case of peanuts
and a machine 6 hours and a man 4 hours to make a case of pretzels.

There are only 150 machine hours and only 155 man hours available.

Let = number of cases of peanuts: .
Let = number of cases of pretzels: .





Constraints: . . and .

Profit function: .


I assume you can finish it . . .

Originally Posted by Soroban

Let's improve your table:



(The LaTeX contribution of the day.)

Hello, Krizalid!

That's great . . . thanks!

I knew about \hline, of course . . .
. . but never suspected there was a \vline . . . *slap head*