document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=187643>Question 187643</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780618851881/algebrahomeworkh>College Algebra A Graphing Solution</A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An electronics company has fixed costs of $25,000 per month and a variable cost of $18.65 per 13 inch tv/vcr combination manufactured. (Fised costs are those that occur regardless of the level of production)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Write the total monthly costs C as a funciton of the number of units x produced.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) Use a graphing utility to graph the cost funciton.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) Use the graph from part b to approximate the number of units that can be produced per;month if total costs cannot exceed $200,000. Verify algebraically. Is this problem better solved algebraically or graphically? Explain.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #140756 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=140756\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An electronics company has fixed costs of $25,000 per month and a variable cost<BR>\n" );
document.write( " of $18.65 per 13 inch tv/vcr combination manufactured.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " (Fixed costs are those that occur regardless of the level of production)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Write the total monthly costs C as a function of the number of units x produced.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = 18.65x + 25000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) Use a graphing utility to graph the cost function.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Enter y = 18.65x + 25000, Scale: x:-2000,+15000. y:-50000, +300000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Should look like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-3000%2C+15000%2C+-50000%2C+300000%2C+18.65x%2B25000%2C+200000%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-3000%2C+15000%2C+-50000%2C+300000%2C+18.65x%2B25000%2C+200000%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) Use the graph from part b to approximate the number of units that can be produced per month if total costs cannot exceed $200,000.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Green line represents 200000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Verify algebraically.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18.65x + 25000 =< 200000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18.65x =< 200000 - 25000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18.65x =< 175000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=175000%2F18.65 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"175000%2F18.65\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 9383.37 ~ 9,383 units<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Is this problem better solved algebraically or graphically? Explain.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'll let you do that.<BR>\n" );
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