A company wants to determine how many units of each of two products,A and B,they should produce.The profit on product A is $50 and the profit on product B is $45.Applying linear programming to this problem,which of the following is the objective function if the firm wants to make as much money as possible?
A)Minimize Z = 50 A + 45 B
B)Maximize Z = 50 A + 45 B
C)Maximize Z = A + B
D)Minimize Z = A + B
E)Maximize Z = A/45B + B/50A

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Since the objective is to maximize profits, we need to maximize the profit function. The profit function for producing A units of product A and B units of product B is given by: Z = 50A + 45B. Therefore, we need to choose option B, which maximizes this function.

A Company Wants to Determine How Many Units of Each