What Combination of a and B Will Yield the Optimum

question 98

Multiple Choice

What combination of a and b will yield the optimum for this problem? Maximize $6a + $15b, subject to (1) 4a + 2b ≤ 16 and (2) 5a + 2b ≤ 20 and (3) a, b ≥ 0.

• A) a = 0, b = 0
• B) a = 3, b = 3
• C) a = 0, b = 6
• D) a = 6, b = 0
• E) a = 0, b = 8

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