Your aunt is asking your help in figuring out how to maximize profit for her pottery business. She makes
$35 on a bowl and $30 on a plate. She has just
ordered 40 pounds of clay. A bowl uses 5 pounds of
clay and a plate uses 4 pounds of clay. She already
has orders to make 4 bowls. How many bowls and
plates should she make in order to maximize her profit?
Step 1: Identify your variables and write the objective
function
What does x represent? What does y represent?