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document.write( "Income A baker has 150 units of flour, 90 of sugar, and
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document.write( "150 of raisins. A loaf of raisin bread requires 1 unit of flour,
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document.write( "1 of sugar, and 2 of raisins, while a raisin cake needs 5, 2,
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document.write( "and 1 units, respectively.
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document.write( "a. If raisin bread sells for $1.75 a loaf and raisin cake for
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document.write( "$4.00 each, how many of each should be baked so that
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document.write( "gross income is maximized?
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document.write( "b. What is the maximum gross income?
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document.write( "c. Does it require all of the available units of flour, sugar,
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document.write( "and raisins to produce the number of loaves of raisin
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document.write( "bread and raisin cakes that produce the maximum profit?
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document.write( "If not, how much of each ingredient is left over?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #61784 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Income A baker has 150 units of flour, 90 of sugar, and \n" ); document.write( "150 of raisins. A loaf of raisin bread requires 1 unit of flour, \n" ); document.write( "1 of sugar, and 2 of raisins, while a raisin cake needs 5, 2, \n" ); document.write( "and 1 units, respectively. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Graphing will be useful here. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let x = no. of loaves of raisin bread \n" ); document.write( "Let y = no. of raisin cakes \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Flour equation: \n" ); document.write( "1x + 5y = 150 \n" ); document.write( "5y = 150 - x \n" ); document.write( "y = 30 - .2x; green \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Sugar equation \n" ); document.write( "1x + 2y = 90 \n" ); document.write( "2y = 90 - x \n" ); document.write( "y = 45 - .5x; purple \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Raisin equation \n" ); document.write( "2x + y = 150 \n" ); document.write( "y = 150 - 2x; black \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "a. If raisin bread sells for $1.75 a loaf and raisin cake for \n" ); document.write( "$4.00 each, how many of each should be baked so that \n" ); document.write( "gross income is maximized? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Look at the corners of the area of feasibility, we have \n" ); document.write( "x = 0, y = 30 \n" ); document.write( "x = 50, y = 20 \n" ); document.write( "x = 70, y = 10 \n" ); document.write( "x = 75, y = 0 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "b. What is the maximum gross income? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Using these value for x and y, find the income for each kind. \n" ); document.write( "x = 50, y = 20 would have the greatest income: \n" ); document.write( "(1.75*50) + (4 * 20) = $167.50 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "c. Does it require all of the available units of flour, sugar, \n" ); document.write( "and raisins to produce the number of loaves of raisin \n" ); document.write( "bread and raisin cakes that produce the maximum profit? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "No \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "If not, how much of each ingredient is left over? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Flour equation: \n" ); document.write( "1(50) + 5(20) = 150, used all the flour \n" ); document.write( "Sugar equation: \n" ); document.write( "1(50) + 2(20) = 90, used all the sugar \n" ); document.write( "Raisin equation \n" ); document.write( "2(50) + 1(20) = 140, 150 - 120 = 30 units of raisins left over \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "I think the method is valid, but check my math here. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |