Question

ALTICE ANOTHER A fruit grower raises two crops, apples and peaches. Each of these crops is sent to three different outlets for sale. These outlets are The Farmer's Market, The Fruit Sand, and The Fruit Farm. The numbers of bushels of apples sent to the three outlets are 140, 90, and 60, respectively. The numbers of bushels of peaches sent to the three outlets are 85, 195, and 125, respectively. The prolt per bushel for apples is $5.00 and the profit per bushel for peaches is $7.00, (a) Write a matrix A that represents the number of bushels of each crop that are shipped to each outlet J. State what each entry of the matrix represents Farmer's Fruit Frut Market Stand Farm Apples A- Peaches (b) Write a matrix that represents the profit per bushel of each fruit. -Lo State what each entry by of the matrix represents. The entries represent the profit for each outlet The entries represent the profit per bushel of each crop. The entries represent the total number of apples and peaches The entries represent the cost per bushel of each crop. The entries represent the sales price at each outlet (c) Find the product BA$ -13 State what each entry of the matrix represents The entries represent the profits made for each individual crop. The entries represent the total amount that is shipped to each of the three outlets. The entries represent the total number of crops at each of the three outlets. The entries represent the cost to produce each crop at the three outlets The entries represent the profits from both crops at each of the three outlets

Answer 1

Number of of bushels of apples sent to three outlets alle 140 , 90 and 60 respectively. bushels of peaches sent to three outlets are 85,195 and 125 respectively. a) A that represents the no. of bushels of crop i. Farmers Fruit fruit market H = stand farm Apples 140 90 85 195 125 peaches mat sia of each b) matur & that represent the profitper bushel of each fruit Apples 5.00 B2 . qo bo 140 7.00 195 125 peaches [s $7.00 • bij represents the profit per bushel of eacherop Coption li ) ) (c) BA = [ 5.00 [ls 14085 +7.000 85 90XS+7x 195 SXbot7x12 {$ 700 450+136 5 3004875 75] [51295 $1815 BA represent the profits from both crops at each of Seption (us [ " 700 + 595 $ 1175] the three outlets