Write a Resource Constraint for This Situation: a Lawn Service

question 104

Multiple Choice

Write a resource constraint for this situation: A lawn service company has 40 hours of worker time available. Mowing a lawn (x) takes three hours and trimming (y) takes two hours. The profit from mowing is $15 and the profit from trimming is $10.

• A) 3x + 2y  40
• B) (40/3)x + 10y  40
• C) 15x + 10y  40
• D) 5x + 5y  40

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