SOLUTION: the profit for a veggie dog vendor is given by the function : P(v)=. -.004v^2+1.32v-200 , where v is the number of veggie dogs sold per day. how many veggie dogs does she need to s

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Question 1039036: the profit for a veggie dog vendor is given by the function : P(v)=. -.004v^2+1.32v-200 , where v is the number of veggie dogs sold per day. how many veggie dogs does she need to sell in a day to make maximum profit?
must show all work for full credit, thank you!!!

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

( I changed the sign of
to . I can't get the right answer
with the negative sign
This is a parabola with a peak.
The vertex ( peak ) is at:




Profit is a maximum when 165
veggie dogs are sold per day
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here's the plot:

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