A Montana farmer owns 45 acres of land. She is planning to plant each acre with wheat

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A Montana farmer owns 45 acres of land. She is planning to plant each acre with wheat or corn. Each acre of wheat yields $200 in profits, whereas each acre of corn yields $300 in profits. The labor and fertilizer requirements for each are provided here. The farmer has 100 workers and 120 tons of fertilizer available. Determine how many acres of wheat and corn need to be planted to maximize profits.

Labor (workers) Fertilizer (tons) Wheat 32 Corn 2 24 4

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A First Course In Mathematical Modeling

ISBN: 9781285050904

5th Edition

Authors: Frank R. Giordano, William P. Fox, Steven B. Horton

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