Math 2355 Unit 3 Project
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1. A company makes three types of candy and packages them in three assortments.
Assortment I contains 4 cherry, 4 lemon, and 12 lime candies, and sells for a profit of
\$4.00. Assortment II contains 12 cherry, 4 lemon, and 4 lime candies, and sells for a
profit of \$3.00. Assortment III contains 8 cherry, 8 lemon, and 8 lime candies, and sells
for a profit of \$ 5.00. They can make 5,200 cherry, 4,000 lemon, and 5,600 lime candies
weekly. How many boxes of each type should the company produce each week in order
to maximize its profit (assuming that all boxes produced can be sold)? What is the
maximum profit?
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