Answer:
a)[tex] x >= 4 [/tex] , [tex] y <= 4 [/tex]
b)[tex] 280 - 5 \times x [/tex]
c) x = 4, y = 4 , $ 260
Step-by-step explanation:
a)Let, the glass bowler works for x hours on simple vases and y hours on elaborate vases.
According to the question,
[tex] y = 8 -x [/tex] -----------(1)
Also, the glass blower has to make at least 40 vases in 8 hours.
So,
[tex]8 \times x + 2 \times (8 - x) >= 40 [/tex]
⇒ [tex]6 \times x >= 24 [/tex]
⇒[tex] x >= 4 [/tex] ---------(1)
⇒[tex] 8 - x <= 4 [/tex]
⇒[tex] y <= 4 [/tex]----------(2)
b)Again profit of the glass blower, ( in $)
= [tex] 30 \times x + 35 \times (8 - x) [/tex]
= [tex] 280 - 5 \times x [/tex]--------------(2)
which will be maximum when x is minimum which is 4 (from (1))
so [tex] y = 8 -x = 4 [/tex]
and the profit is,
[tex] (280 - 5 \times 4)[/tex] (in $)
=$ 260