Question

1. A fence company sells wooden and metal fences. Let x represents the number of wooden fences they sell and let y represent the number of metal fences. They make a profit of $340 for each wooden fence and $290 for each metal fence. Write an objective function that could be used to determine how many of each to make in order to maximize profit.p =

Answer 1

x represents the number of wooden fences

and

y represents the number of metal fences

The profit for each wooden fence is 340

The profit for each metal fence is 290

The function for total profit will be :

p = 340x + 290y