A factory produces two products X and Y . The profit earned by selling X and $Y$ is represented by the objective function $Z=5 x+7 y$, where $x$ and $y$ are the number of units of X and Y respectively sold. Which of the following statement is correct?

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Correct answer: c) The objective function maximizes the combined profit earned from selling X and Y.. $Z=5 x+7 y=($ profit per X$) \times x+($ profit per Y$) \times y$ $\Rightarrow Z$ is the combined profit to be maximized (in an LPP).

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