EXAMPLE 2 Making a Mixture Chart
Make a mixture chart to display (model) this situation: A clothing manufacturer has 60 yards of cloth available to make shirts and decorated vests. Each shirt requires 3 yards of cloth and provides a profit of $5. Each vest requires 2 yards of cloth and provides a profit of $3. A mixture chart is shown in Figure 4.2.
Figure 4.2: Figure 4.2 Mixture chart for the clothing manufacturer.