A furniture factory receives a daily shipment of 50 boards of oak and 60 boards of maple, which they use to make cabinets and tables. Each cabinet uses two oak boards and two maple boards and yields a profit of $80. Each table uses two oak boards and three maple boards and yields a profit of $100. How many cabinets and tables should the factory make daily to maximize profit? Number of cabinets _______  Number of tables _________  max. profit

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A furniture factory receives a daily shipment of 50 boards of oak and 60 boards of maple, which they use to make cabinets and tables. Each cabinet uses two oak boards and two maple boards and yields a profit of $80. Each table uses two oak boards and three maple boards and yields a profit of $100. How many cabinets and tables should the factory make daily to maximize profit?

Number of cabinets _______ 

Number of tables _________ 

max. profit ___________ 

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