Minty Madness Co. manufactures mint-flavoured products. Minty has four main products: Minty Cookies, Minty Ice Cream, Minty Chocolate, and Minty Gum. Maximum demand for these products is 20 units of each per month. Each product requires a different amount of mint. Since Minty only uses a specially flavoured mint in its products, it is limited to 100 kgs of mint each month. Management is reviewing its budget for the month of March, and has provided the following data: Cookies $60 $25 1.5 kg Ice Cream $90 $48 2 kg Chocolate $50 $26 0.75 kg Gum Sales price per unit Variable costs per unit Mint required per unit $40 $18 1.25 kg Required: Analyze this data and determine the best product mix for Minty Madness Co. to maximize its profitability in the month of March. Ensure that you show all your calculations.

Minty Madness Co. manufactures mint-flavoured products. Minty has four main products: Minty Cookies, Minty Ice Cream, Minty Chocolate, and Minty Gum. Maximum demand for these products is 20 units of each per month. Each product requires a different amount of mint. Since Minty only uses a specially flavoured mint in its products, it is limited to 100 kgs of mint each month. Management is reviewing its budget for the month of March, and has provided the following data: Cookies $60 $25 1.5 kg Ice Cream $90 $48 2 kg Chocolate $50 $26 0.75 kg Gum Sales price per unit Variable costs per unit Mint required per unit $40 $18 1.25 kg Required: Analyze this data and determine the best product mix for Minty Madness Co. to maximize its profitability in the month of March. Ensure that you show all your calculations.

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