A candy factory has 250 kg of chocolate coated cherries and

Last updated: 4/7/2023

A candy factory has 250 kg of chocolate coated cherries and 300 kg of chocolate coated macadamia nuts in stock It is decided to sell them in the form of three different mixtures Mixture A half cherries and half macadamia nuts by weight can be sold for AU 20 per kg Mixture B one third cherries and two thirds macadamia nuts by weight can be sold for AU 12 5 per kg Mixture C two thirds cherries and one third macadamia nuts by weight can be sold for AU 25 per kg How many kg of each mixture should be prepared and sold to maximise their profit if due to the existing contracts the factory has to produce at least 100 kg of Mixture C kg round to two decimal Mixture A places Mixture B places Mixture C places maximal profit is AU decimal places kg round to two decimal kg round to two decimal round to two