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 $\$ 50$ and on an SST ring is $\$ 40$ ?
A) 12 VIP and 12 SST
B) 14 VIP and 10 SST
C) 20 VIP and 4 SST
D) 10 VIP and 14 SST

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The company should make 12 VIP rings and 12 SST rings daily to maximize profit. This combination uses all 60 available man hours and produces the most total profit, which is $12 \times \$50 + 12 \times \$40 = \$1200$.

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