A restaurant hires cooks and waiters. Cooks earn $10 an hour; waiters earn $5 an hour. The manager, who wants to maximize the number of meals served given a fixed payroll of $45 per hour, expects the following from cooks and waiters:  Given the above information, the manager should hire

A. 2 cooks and 5 waiters.
B. 2 cooks and 4 waiters.
C. 3 cooks and 2 waiters.
D. 3 cooks and 4 waiters.
E. none of the above


Answer: E

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