An oil refinery produces gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel fuel. The profits per gallon from the sale

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An oil refinery produces gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel fuel. The profits per gallon from the sale of these fuels are $.15, $.12, and $.10, respectively. The refinery has a contract with an airline to deliver a minimum of 20,000 gallons per day of jet fuel and/or gasoline. It has a contract with a trucking firm to deliver a minimum of 50,000 gallons per day of diesel fuel and/or gasoline. The refinery can produce 100,000 gallons of fuel per day, distributed among the fuels in any fashion. It wishes to produce at least 5000 gallons per day of each fuel. How many gallons of each should be produced to maximize the daily profit?
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Finite Mathematics and Its Applications

ISBN: 978-0134768632

12th edition

Authors: Larry J. Goldstein, David I. Schneider, Martha J. Siegel, Steven Hair

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