Charlie is producing two types of chocolate at his factory. His White Chocolates have 20% cocoa butter and 55% sugar. His Dark Chocolates have 35% cocoa solids, 15% cocoa butter and 30% sugar. He has 600 pounds of cocoa butter. He needs to order the cocoa solids from a producer in Ghana who requires a minimum order of 210 pounds to make a shipment. His sugar order from Brazil should be at least 660 pounds. If he makes a profit of $5 on every pound of White Chocolate and $18 on every pound of Dark Chocolate, what production level will maximize his profits?   Would you say white chocolate is still chocolate?

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Charlie is producing two types of chocolate at his factory. His White Chocolates have 20% cocoa butter and 55% sugar. His Dark Chocolates have 35% cocoa solids, 15% cocoa butter and 30% sugar. He has 600 pounds of cocoa butter. He needs to order the cocoa solids from a producer in Ghana who requires a minimum order of 210 pounds to make a shipment. His sugar order from Brazil should be at least 660 pounds. If he makes a profit of $5 on every pound of White Chocolate and $18 on every pound of Dark Chocolate, what production level will maximize his profits?

 

Would you say white chocolate is still chocolate?

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