SOLUTION: Acme Robots produces the Robo-Maid. Their annual profit P for producing
x units per year is given by the equation P(x) = -.02x2 + 400x - 1000.
(a) What is their annual profit if
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Question 1164957: Acme Robots produces the Robo-Maid. Their annual profit P for producing
x units per year is given by the equation P(x) = -.02x2 + 400x - 1000.
(a) What is their annual profit if 10 units are produced?
(b) How many units should they produce each year in order to maximize
profit?
(b) What is the maximum annual profit?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a) substitute 10 for x in the profit function and do the arithmetic.
b) divide the opposite of the first-degree term coefficient by two times the lead coefficient.
c) evaluate the profit function at the value determined in step b)
John
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