Set Up the Linear Programming Problem

question 226

Multiple Choice

Set up the linear programming problem.
-A steel company produces two types of machine dies, part A and part B. The company makes a $2.00profit on each part A that it produces and a $5.00 profit on each part B that it produces. Let x = the numberof part A produced in a week and y = the number of part B produced in a week. Write the objectivefunction that describes the total weekly profit.

• A)z = 2x + 5y
• B)z = 5x + 2y
• C)z = 7(x + y)
• D)z =2(x - 5)+ 5(y - 2)