SOLUTION: A company sells running shoes to dealers at a rate of $40 per pair if fewer than 65 pairs are ordered. If a dealer orders 65 or more pairs (up to 600), the price per pair is reduce

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Question 650648: A company sells running shoes to dealers at a rate of $40 per pair if fewer than 65 pairs are ordered. If a dealer orders 65 or more pairs (up to 600), the price per pair is reduced at a rate of 5 cents times the number ordered. What size order will produce the maximum amount of money for the company?


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A company sells running shoes to dealers at a rate of $40 per pair if fewer than 65 pairs are ordered. If a dealer orders 65 or more pairs (up to 600), the price per pair is reduced at a rate of 5 cents times the number ordered. What size order will produce the maximum amount of money for the company?

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