A local family-owned plastic cup manufacturer wants to optimize their production mix in order to maximize their profit. They produce 2 sizes of plastic cups for a chain of stores selling smoothies; 16 oz and cups. Currently, the smoothie company purchases three times as many 16 cups to 20 oz cups. The profit on a case of 20 plastic cups is $20 while the profit on a case of 16 oz plastic cups is $25. The cups are manufactured with a machine called a plastic extruder which feeds on plastic resins. Each case of 20 cups requires 18 of plastic resins to produce while plastic require 14 case. The daily supply of plastic resins is limited to at most 1800 pounds. About cases of either product can be produced per hour. the moment, the family wants to limit their workday to 8
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Let x = cases of 16 oz cups produced per day Let y = cases of 20 oz cups produced per day Number of cases that can be made in 8 hours: x+y=158=120 Maximum Amount of
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