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document.write( "The amount of revenue made in Company XYZ is predicted to make follows the mathematical model y = 20.5x-5000, where y is the amount of revenue, and x is the number of employees\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   1.         Rewrite the mathematical model equation in terms of x, ie x=?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   2.         How many employees are needed to make at least $6000?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   3.        How much revenue is estimated if there are 200 employees in the Company?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   4.        How many employees must be hired to break even?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. Rewrite the mathematical model equation in terms of x, ie x=?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20.5x = y+5000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (y+5000)/20.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. How many employees are needed to make at least $6000?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve 20.5x-5000 >= 6000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20.5x >= 11000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x >= 536.59<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Round up to get x >= 537<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. How much revenue is estimated if there are 200 employees in the Company?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 20.5*200-5000 = -$900<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4. How many employees must be hired to break even?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20.5x-5000 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20.5x = 5000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 243.90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Round up to x = 244\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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