SOLUTION: A chain store manager has been told by the main office that daily profit, P, is related to the number of clerks working that day, x, according to the equation P=-25x^2+300x. What

Question 133462: A chain store manager has been told by the main office that daily profit, P, is related to the number of clerks working that day, x, according to the equation P=-25x^2+300x. What number of clerks will maximize the profit, and what is the maximum possible profit?
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This is a quadratic equation of the form and the graph of this relationship is a parabola. In this case a = -25, b = 300, and c = 0.

Since you put this question in the Algebra: Quadratic Equations section, I'll show you the algebra method to solve it. If you actually need the calculus method, write back and I'll show you that way.

A parabola with a lead coefficient that is less than zero opens downward, hence the vertex of the parabola is a maximum point. The x-coordinate of the vertex of a parabola of the form is given by and the y-coordinate is just the value of the function evaluated at the x-coordinate.

For your function, the vertex is at the point (x,y) where

and

So, the maximum profit will be achieved when 6 clerks are working, and that profit is 900 (anybody's guess as to whether that is dollars, thousands of dollars, euros, yen, or some other currency)

Following is a graphical illustration of the situation:

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