Linear Programming Question 111

Question: A wholesale merchant wants to start the business of cereal with 24000. Wheat is 4000 per quintal and rice is 600 per quintal. He has capacity to store 200 quintal cereal. He earns the profit 25 per quintal on wheat and 40 per quintal on rice. If he store x quintal rice and y quintal wheat then for maximum profit, the objective function is

Options:

A) $ 25x+40y $

B) $ 40x+25y $

C) $ 400x+600y $

D) $ \frac{400}{40}x+\frac{600}{25}y $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

For maximum profit, $ z=40x+25y. $