SOLUTION: A real estate manages 80 apartment units. When the rent of each unit is $180 per month, all units are occupied. However, for each $6 increase in rent, one of the units becomes vaca

Question 1137551: A real estate manages 80 apartment units. When the rent of each unit is $180 per month, all units are occupied. However, for each $6 increase in rent, one of the units becomes vacant. Each occupied unit requires an average of $18 per month for service and repairs. Show that $336 or $342 should be charged to realise the most profit.
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From the condition, when the rent price is  180 + 6i, where i is the number of the 6-dollar increments,

the number of units occupied is 

    N(i) = 80 - i.


So, the revenue is  R(i) = (180+6i)*N(i) = (180+6i)*(80-i).


But the profit, which is the major targeted goal to maximize, is


    P(i) = (180 + 6i - 18)*(80-i) = (162+6i)*(80-i) = -6i^2 + 318i + 162*80.


We want to find " i " to maximize this quadratic function of " i ".


From the general theory,  i =  =  = 26.5.


The closest integers are  i= 26 and i= 27, which give the optimal renting price 

         180 + 6i = 180 + 6*26 = 336 dollars  or  180 + 6*27 = 342  dollars.

Solved.

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