Question 73077This question is from textbook Algebra 2
: A tourist agency can sell up to 1200 travel packages for a football game. The package includes airfare, weekend accommodations, and the choice of two types of flights: a nonstop flight or a two-stop flight. The nonstop flight can carry up to 150 passengers, and the two-stop flight can carry up to 100 passengers. The agency can locate no more than 10 planes for the travel packages. Each package with nonstop flight sells for $1200, and each package with a two-stop flight sells for $900. Assume that each plane will carry the maximum number of passengers.What is the system of inequlities? Can you show me the feasbile region on a graph? What is the objective function minimized or maximized? What is the coordinate of the vertices of the feasible region?
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! A tourist agency can sell up to 1200 travel packages for a football game. The package includes airfare, weekend accommodations, and the choice of two types of flights: a nonstop flight or a two-stop flight. The nonstop flight can carry up to 150 passengers, and the two-stop flight can carry up to 100 passengers. The agency can locate no more than 10 planes for the travel packages. Each package with nonstop flight sells for $1200, and each package with a two-stop flight sells for $900. Assume that each plane will carry the maximum number of passengers.What is the system of inequalities? Can you show me the feasibility region on a graph? What is the objective function minimized or maximized? What is the coordinate of the vertices of the feasible region?
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Let x = number of 150 passenger planes (1 stop)
Let y = number of 100 passenger planes (2 stop)
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Number of airplanes:
x + y =< 10
Put in the general (y=) form, to plot on a graph
y =< 10 - x; (purple line)
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Number of travel packages sold:
150x + 100y =< 1200
100y =< 1200 - 150x
y =< 1200/100 - (150/100)x
y =< 12 - 1.5x; (green line)
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The graph:

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Feasibility region is at or below the purple or green lines whichever is lowest
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The vertices:
1.x = 8, y = 0: 8*150*1200 = $1,440,000 revenue; 8 ea 150 pass planes only
2.x = 0, y = 10: 10*100*900 = $900,000 revenue; 10 ea 100 pass planes only
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Solve the two equation system to find the 3rd vertici
150x + 100y = 1200
Simplify, divide by 100
1.5x + y = 12
x + y = 10
----------------subtract, find x
.5x = 2
x = 2/.5
x = 4
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Find y:
4 + y = 10
y = 6
The 3rd vertici is x = 4, y = 6, 4 ea 150 pass planes, 6 ea 100 pass planes
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Revenue:
4*150*1200 = $720,000
6*100*900 = $540,000
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The total= $1,260,000 for 4 ea 150 pass planes and 6 ea 100 pass planes
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Max revenue would be 8 full 150 pass planes at $1,440,000
Min revenue would be 10 full 100 pass planes at $900,000
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