A candy company has 195 kg of chocolate-covered nuts and 111 kg of chocolate-covered raisins to be sold as two different mixes. One mix will contain half nuts and half raisins and will sell for $7 per kg. The other mix will contain three fourths
nuts and one fourth
raisins and will sell for $9.50 per kg. Complete parts a. and b.
a. How many kilograms of each mix should the company prepare for the maximum revenue? Find the maximum revenue.
The company should prepare
nothing kg of the first mix and
nothing kg of the second mix for a maximum revenue of $
nothing.
b. The company raises the price of the second mix to $11 per kg. Now how many kilograms of each mix should the company prepare for the maximum revenue? Find the maximum revenue.
The company should prepare
nothing kg of the first mix and
nothing kg of the second mix for a maximum revenue of $
nothing.