A company manufactures running shoes and basketball shoes. The total revenue (in thousands of dollars) from x1 units of running shoes and x2 units of basketball shoes is R = −5x12 − 8x22 − 2x1x2 + 34x1 + 116x2, where x1 and x2 are in thousands of units. Find x1 and x2 so as to maximize the revenue. x1  =    x2  =

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A company manufactures running shoes and basketball shoes. The total revenue (in thousands of dollars) from x1 units of running shoes and x2 units of basketball shoes is

R = −5x12 − 8x22 − 2x1x2 + 34x1 + 116x2,

where x1 and x2 are in thousands of units. Find x1 and x2 so as to maximize the revenue.

x1  =   
x2  =   
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