At Taste of Thyme Coffee Shop a Dirty Chai Latte

Multiple Choice

At Taste of Thyme coffee shop a dirty chai latte creates a profit point of $2.85 for a small and $3.80 for a large. In a month, 200 small lattes were sold and 285 large lattes. As a fast growing demand item with fall approaching, the demand is estimated at 400 and 420 per month. The amount of machine time needed to produce the lattes is 5 minutes and 7 minutes each or for a month, 16.67 hours a month for a small and 33.25 hours a month for a large. What is the maximization function for profit?

A) Profit = 400x₁ + 420x₂
B) Profit = 2.85x₁ + 3.80x₂
C) Profit = 16.67x₁ + 33.25x₂
D) Profit = 2.50x₁ + 3.50x₂