A small community wants to buy small vans and small buses. for your public transportation system. The community cannot spend more than $100,000 for the vehicles and no more than $500 a month for maintenance. The trucks are they sell for $10,000 each and their maintenance costs an average of $100 a month. The corresponding cost estimates for each bus are $20,000 and $75 per bus. month. If each van can carry 15 passengers and each bus has capacity for 25 passengers, determine the number of vans and buses that must be purchased for maximize the passenger capacity of the system. Enter the answer in the form (x,y) for example (5,8) Use the Simplex method to solve the problem.

A small community wants to buy small vans and small buses. for your public transportation system. The community cannot spend more than $100,000 for the vehicles and no more than $500 a month for maintenance. The trucks are they sell for $10,000 each and their maintenance costs an average of $100 a month. The corresponding cost estimates for each bus are $20,000 and $75 per bus. month. If each van can carry 15 passengers and each bus has capacity for 25 passengers, determine the number of vans and buses that must be purchased for maximize the passenger capacity of the system. Enter the answer in the form (x,y) for example (5,8) Use the Simplex method to solve the problem.

College Algebra

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168383

Author:Jay Abramson

Publisher:Jay Abramson

Chapter7: Systems Of Equations And Inequalities

Section7.2: Systems Of Linear Equations: Three Variables

Problem 61SE: Last year, at Haven's Pond Car Dealership, for a particular model of BMW, Jeep, and Toyota, one...

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