A company produces widgets at plants 1 and 2. It costs 125x1y2 dollars to produce x units at plant 1 and 235x1y3 dollars to produce x units at plant 2. Each plant can produce up to 500 units. Each unit produced can be sold for $10. At most 800 widgets can be sold. Determine how -the company can maximize its profit.

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A company produces widgets at plants 1 and 2. It costs 125x1y2 dollars to produce x units at plant 1 and 235x1y3 dollars to produce x units at plant 2.
Each plant can produce up to 500 units. Each unit produced can be sold for $10. At most 800 widgets can be sold. Determine how -the company can
maximize its profit.

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