The operations manager for the Blue Moon Brewing Co. produces two beers: Lite (L)and Dark (D). Two of his resources are constrained: production time, which is limited to 8 hours (480 minutes)per day; and malt extract (one of his ingredients), of which he can get only 675 gallons each day. To produce a keg of Lite beer requires 2 minutes of time and 5 gallons of malt extract, while each keg of Dark beer needs 4 minutes of time and 3 gallons of malt extract. Profits for Lite beer are $3.00 per keg, and profits for Dark beer are $2.00 per keg.
What are optimal daily profits?
A)$0
B)$240
C)$420
D)$405
E)$505

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The optimal solution is to produce 90 kegs of Lite beer and 75 kegs of Dark beer, which uses all available resources and results in a profit of $420.

The Operations Manager for the Blue Moon Brewing Co