A shipping company is buying new trucks. The high-capacity trucks cost $50,000 and hold 350 cases of merchandise. The low-capacity trucks cost $30,000 and hold 220 cases of merchandise. The company has budgeted $1,140,000 for the new trucks and has a maximum of 30 people qualified to drive the trucks. Due to availability limitations, the company can purchase at most 18 high-capacity trucks. How many of each type of truck should the company purchase to maximize the number of cases shipped at one time?

A shipping company is buying new trucks. The high-capacity trucks cost $50,000 and hold 350 cases of merchandise. The low-capacity trucks cost $30,000 and hold 220 cases of merchandise. The company has budgeted $1,140,000 for the new trucks and has a maximum of 30 people qualified to drive the trucks. Due to availability limitations, the company can purchase at most 18 high-capacity trucks. How many of each type of truck should the company purchase to maximize the number of cases shipped at one time?

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Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

18th Edition

ISBN:9780079039897

Author:Carter

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Chapter6: Systems Of Linear Equations And Inequalities

Section6.1: Graphing Systems Of Equations

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