document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=271863>Question 271863</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this word problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The revenue, y (in hundred thousands), generated by selling x (thousands) units of an item is given by the equation y = x(-1/3x+4).  Sketch the revenue model from your calculator and determine the number of items that should be sold to produce the maximum revenue.  What is the maximum revenue? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When I entered this formula into my calculator to get the maximum, x = 6 and y = 12 are the answers.  How does this translate into hundred thousands and thousands?  Are the answers 6000 for the number of items and $120,000 is the maximum revenue?\r<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 #198967 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=198967\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> That's right, 6000 items but 12 * 100,000 = $1,200,000 </SPAN>\n" );
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