Profit suppose that the profit from the sale of Kisses and Kreams is given by P(x, y) = 10x + 6.4y - 0.001x2 - 0.025y2 dollars where x is the number of pounds of Kisses and y is the number of pounds of Kreams. Selling how many pounds of Kisses and Kreams will maximize profit? What is the maximum profit?

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Profit suppose that the profit from the sale of Kisses and Kreams is given by

P(x, y) = 10x + 6.4y - 0.001x2 - 0.025y2 dollars

where x is the number of pounds of Kisses and y is the number of pounds of Kreams. Selling how many pounds of Kisses and Kreams will maximize profit? What is the maximum profit?

 

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