SOLUTION: For a trip to a resort, a charter bus company charges a fare of $48 per person plus $2 for each unsold seat on the bus. The bus has 42 passenger seats. Let x represent the number o

Question 1055679: For a trip to a resort, a charter bus company charges a fare of $48 per person plus $2 for each unsold seat on the bus. The bus has 42 passenger seats. Let x represent the number of unsold seats on the bus for the charter. Write a function defined by R(x) that describes the total revenue from the trip. Find the number of unsold seats that produces the maximum revenue. What is the maximum revenue?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Revenue is people*48+2*unsoldSeats.

Revenue is people*48+2*x.

people is 42-x.

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