The Acme Class Ring Company designs and sells two types of rings: the VIP and the SST. They can produce up to 24rings each day using up to 60 total man hours of labor. It takes 3 man hours to make one VIP ring, versus 2 man hoursto make one SST ring.
-How many of each type of ring should be made daily to maximize the company's profit, if the profit on a VIP ring is $\$ 40$ and on an SST ring is $\$ 30$ ?
A) 12 VIP and 12 SST
B) 10 VIP and 14 SST
C) 14 VIP and 14 SST
D) 14 VIP and 10 SST

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The company can make a maximum profit by producing 12 VIP rings and 12 SST rings each day. This combination uses all 60 available man hours and produces the most total profit, which is $\$ 40 \times 12 + \$ 30 \times 12 = \$ 840$.

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