Many major decisions faced by a manager of a business focus on the best way to achieve the objectives of the firm, subject to the restrictions placed on the manager by the operating environment (Taylor, 2013). Many organizations can benefit from linear programing – a model that consists of linear relationships representing a firms decisions, given an objective and resource constraints. An example of a type of business that utilizes linear programming is restaurants. Restaurants use linear programming for menu planning. It uses basic algebra to optimize meal production and thereby increase restaurant profits.