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Linear Programming A candy company makes three types of candy, solid-center, fruit-filled, and cream-filled, and packages these...

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A candy company makes three types of candy, solid-center,fruit-filled, and cream-filled, and packages these candies in threedifferent assortments. A box of assortment I contains 4solid-center, 4 fruit-filled, and 12 cream-filled candies, andsells for $17.95. A box of assortment II contains 12 solid-center,4 fruit-filled, and 4 cream-filled candies, and sells for $18.45. Abox of assortment III contains 8 solid-center, 8 fruit-filled, and8 cream-filled candies, and sells for $20.85. The manufacturingcosts per piece of candy are $0.01 for solid-center, $0.02 forfruit-filled, and $0.03 for cream-filled. The company canmanufacture 4,800 solid-center, 4,000 fruit-filled, and 5,600cream-filled candies weekly.

How many boxes of each type should the company produceeach week in order to maximize their profits? What is the maximumprofit?

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x1 number of assortment I x2 number of assortment II    See Answer
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