SOLUTION: Snookers lumber can convert logs into either lumber or plywood. In a given day, the mill turns out twice as many units of plywood as lumber. It makes a profit of $20 on a unit of l

SOLUTION: Snookers lumber can convert logs into either lumber or plywood. In a given day, the mill turns out twice as many units of plywood as lumber. It makes a profit of $20 on a unit of l

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Question 335436: Snookers lumber can convert logs into either lumber or plywood. In a given day, the mill turns out twice as many units of plywood as lumber. It makes a profit of $20 on a unit of lumber and $50 on a unit of plywood. How many of each unit must be produced and sold in order to make a profit of 412, 360?
Please help, I am so lost!
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let

represent the number of units of lumber produced. Then

represents the number of units of plywood. The profit made on the lumber is then

dollars and the profit on the plywood is

dollars.

We need to know the value of

that will make the total profit be $412,360. The total profit is the profit made on lumber plus the profit made on plywood.

Solve for

. It won't come out even, so round up.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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