SOLUTION: Bran’s bake sale makes brownies and cookies. The oven can make at most 250 goodies per day. Each cookie requires 2.5 ounces of flour, and each brownie requires 2.5 ounce of flour.

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Question 840139: Bran’s bake sale makes brownies and cookies. The oven can make at most 250 goodies per day. Each cookie requires 2.5 ounces of flour, and each brownie requires 2.5 ounce of flour. There are 325 ounces of flour available. The income from each cookie is 35 cents and from each brownie is 25 cents. How many of each goodie should be made to maximize income?
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Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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Both cookies and brownies use the same amount of flour. So make 130 cookies to maximize income (not profit)
130*2.5=325 oz of flour which will bring in $45.50