The owner of Crackers, Inc., produces two kinds of crackers: Deluxe (D)and Classic (C). She has a limited amount of the three ingredients used to produce these crackers available for her next production run: 4,800 ounces of sugar; 9,600 ounces of flour, and 2,000 ounces of salt. A box of Deluxe crackers requires 2 ounces of sugar, 6 ounces of flour, and 1 ounce of salt to produce; while a box of Classic crackers requires 3 ounces of sugar, 8 ounces of flour, and 2 ounces of salt. Profits for a box of Deluxe crackers are $.40; and for a box of Classic crackers, $.50. What are profits for the optimal production combination?
A)$800
B)$500
C)$640
D)$620
E)$600

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The optimal production combination is 400 boxes of Deluxe crackers and 400 boxes of Classic crackers. This combination uses all of the available sugar and flour, and leaves 400 ounces of salt unused. The total profit for this combination is $640.

The Owner of Crackers, Inc