In Exercises 15-22, assume that
Maximizing profit. A concert promoter produces two kinds of souvenir shirt. Total revenue from the sale of x thousand shirts at $18 each and y thousand at $25 each is given by
The company determines that the total cost, in thousands of dollars, of producing x thousand of the $18 shirt and y thousand of the $25 shirt is
How many of each type of shirt must be produced and sold to maximize profit?
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