Find how many tires of each kind the factory should make to get the most profit.

Question

Just need some help getting started with this one please..

 

The facility can make at most 100 tires a day. Each large tire requires 2 lbs of rubber, and each small tire requires 1 lb of rubber. There is 500 lbs of rubber available. The income from each large tire is $50 and from each small tire is $20. How many of each size tire should be made to maximize income?

Answer 1

Figure out what the total profit each size tire can make using the full  all of the 500 lbs.. of rubber.