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document.write( "A company manufactures laptop computers that sells to retailers at $600. The cost of making x of these laptops for a month is given by the cost function C(x) = 350x + 215,000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. Find the function R(x) that gives the revenue from selling x laptops. (Your answer should be a linear function R(x) = ....)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. Find the profit function P(x) for the above situation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. Find the break even point for the above situation. That is, how many laptops must they sell per month to break even? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you in advance!! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " The cost of making x of these laptops for a month is given by the cost function<BR>\n" );
document.write( " C(x) = 350x + 215,000.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. Find the function R(x) that gives the revenue from selling x laptops. (Your answer should be a linear function R(x) = ....)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That would be just be the number sold for $600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R(x) = 600x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. Find the profit function P(x) for the above situation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The profit is: Revenue - the cost:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(x) = 600x - (350x+215000)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can be simplified<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(x) = 600x - 350x - 215000)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(x = 250x - 215000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C. Find the break even point for the above situation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " That is, how many laptops must they sell per month to break even? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Break even occurs when: Rev = cost<BR>\n" );
document.write( "600x = 350x + 215000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "600x - 350x  = 215000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "250x = 215000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 860 computers have to be sold the break even </SPAN>\n" );
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