Solve the Linear Programming Problem

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Multiple Choice

Solve the linear programming problem.
-A vineyard produces two special wines, a white and a red. A bottle of the white wine requires 14 poundsof grapes and 1 hour of processing time. A bottle of red wine requires 25 pounds of grapes and 2 hours ofprocessing time. The vineyard has on hand 2,198 pounds of grapes and can allot 160 hours of processingtime to the production of these wines. A bottle of the white wine sells for $11.00, while a bottle of the redwine sells for $20.00. How many bottles of each type should the vineyard produce in order to maximizegross sales?

• A)132 bottles of white and 14 bottles of red
• B)14 bottles of white and 132 bottles of red
• C)76 bottles of white and 42 bottles of red
• D)42 bottles of white and 59 bottles of red

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