You Are in Charge of Purchases at the Student-Run Used-Book

question 138

Short Answer

You are in charge of purchases at the student-run used-book supply program at your college, and you must decide how many introductory calculus, history, and marketing texts should be purchased from students for resale. Due to budget limitations, you cannot purchase more than 1,400 of these textbooks each semester. There are also shelf-space limitations: Calculus texts occupy 2 units of shelf space each, history books 1 unit each, and marketing texts 3 units each, and you can spare at most 1,600 units of shelf space for the texts. If the used book program makes a profit of $10 on each calculus text, $4 on each history text, and $8 on each marketing text, how many of each type of text should you purchase to maximize profit
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You should purchase __________ calculus text(s), __________ history text(s) and __________ marketing text(s).
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What is the maximum profit the program can make in a semester
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The maximum profit is $__________ per semester.

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Definitions:

Anus

The external opening of the anal canal.

Tongue

The muscular organ of the mouth that assists in the production of speech, contains the taste buds, and provides the ability to swallow.

Papillae Projections

Small, nipple-like structures on the surface of an organ, such as the tongue, that often contain taste buds.

Taste Buds

Small sensory organs located on the tongue that allow humans to perceive different tastes.