A carpenter is making tables (x) and chairs (y). Each table takes 5 hours to make and is sold for $100 and each chair takes 3 hours to make and is sold for $30. His goal each week is to make more than $500 from selling his tables and chairs and work no more than 40 hours. Which combination of tables and chairs would maximize his profit?Question options:a/ 8 tables and 0 chairsb/ 2 tables and 10 chairsc /4 tables and 3 chairsd/ 5 tables and 0 chairs
Accepted Solution
A:
x = tables and y = chairs
5x + 3y < = 40 100x + 30y >Β 500
well...8 tables and 0 chairs....he will be at 40 hrs and make $ 800....so I believe ur answer is A