An Ice Cream Supplier Has Two Machines That Produce Vanilla

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Multiple Choice

An ice cream supplier has two machines that produce vanilla and chocolate ice cream. To meet one of its contractual obligations, the company must produce at least 9 gallons of vanilla ice cream and 15 gallons of chocolate ice cream per day. One machine makes 6 gallons of vanilla and 3 gallons of chocolate ice cream per hour. The second machine makes 1 gallons of vanilla and 4 gallons of chocolate ice cream per hour. It costs $28 per hour to run machine 1 and $22 per hour to run machine 2. How many hours should each machine be operated to fulfill the contract at the least expense?

• A)Machine 1 for 9 hours and machine 2 for no hours.
• B)Machine 1 for 3 hours and machine 2 for 1 hour.
• C)Machine 1 for 1 hour and machine 2 for 3 hours.
• D)Machine 1 for no hours and machine 2 for 1 hour.
• E)Machine 1 for no hours and machine 2 for 3 hours.

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