Question

Roland’s Boat Tours sells deluxe and economy seats for each tour it conducts. In order to complete a tour, at least 1 economy seats must be sold and at least 6 deluxe seats must be sold. The maximum number of passengers allowed on each boat is 30 Roland’s Boat Tours makes $40 profit for each economy seat sold and $35 profit for each deluxe seat sold. What is the maximum profit from one tour?

Answer 1

$1170

Explanation:

Let the sells for economy seats be =x

Let the sells for deluxe seats be=y

The inequalities that can be obtained are;

x≥1 --------------------at least 1 economy seats

y≥6 --------------------at least 6 deluxe seats

x+y=30-----------------maximum number of passengers allowed on each boat

Graph the inequalities

Use the graph tool to locate the point of maximum profit.The intersecting point for the three graphs

The point is (24,6)

Hence, x=24 and y=6

Profit for each

Economy seats 24×$40=$960

Deluxe seats 6×$35=$210

Maximum profit for one tour

$960+$210=$1170