document.write( "Question 481397: Annual profit in thousands of dollars is given by the function, P(x) = 12x - 100, where x is the number of items sold in thousands, x ≥ 10.
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The number -100 is the fixed cost of
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+10+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+P%2810%29+=+12%2A10+-+100+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+P%2810%29+=+20+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+50+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+P%2850%29+=+12%2A50+-+100+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+P%2850%29+=+600+-+100+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+P%2850%29+=+500+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+100+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+P%28100%29+=+12%2A100+-+100+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+P%28100%29+=+1200+-+100+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+P%28100%29+=+1100+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+1000+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+P%281000%29+=+12%2A1000+-+100+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+P%281000%29+=+12000+-+100+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+P%281000%29+=+11900+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+2000+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+P%282000%29+=+12%2A2000+-+100+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"P%282000%29+=+24000+-+100+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+P%282000%29+=+23900+\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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