Answer the following questions using the following word problem. Then reply to two of your classmates over the course of
the module.
Rosie's Flower Shop has three types of flowers in stock. They have 200 roses, 120 carnations, and 150 stems of baby's
breath. Rosie runs a special on two types of bouquets. Type A requires 20 roses, 10 carnations, and 10 stems of baby's
breath. Type B requires 10 roses, 20 carnations, and 30 stems of baby's breath. If the profit or
on
Type A is $5 and the profit on Type B is $12, how many of each type should be produced in order to maximize the
profit?
1. What are the unknowns?
2. What are the constraints?
3. What is the profit function to be maximized?
4. What is the maximum profit?
5. How many of each type should be made to reach the maximum profit?