The Ross-Simons Company Has a Monthly Advertising Budget of $40,000

question 15

Multiple Choice

The Ross-Simons Company has a monthly advertising budget of $40,000. Their marketing department estimates that if they spend x dollars on newspaper advertising and y dollars on television advertising, then the monthly sales will be given by dollars. Determine how much money Ross-Simons should spend on newspaper ads and on television ads each month to maximize its monthly sales.

• A) $31,000 on newspaper advertisements and $11,000 on television advertisements
• B) $28,000 on newspaper advertisements and $8,000 on television advertisements
• C) $33,000 on newspaper advertisements and $13,000 on television advertisements
• D) $30,000 on newspaper advertisements and $10,000 on television advertisements

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