document.write( "Question 599430: A video store sells about 100 DVDs a week at a price of $21 each. The owner estimates that for each $3 decrease in price, about 20 more DVDs will be sold each week. How can the owner maximize weekly revenue? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #378971 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+x+\" = the number of $3 decreases in price
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+R+\" = weekly revenue
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+R+=+%28+21+-+3x+%29%2A%28+100+%2B+20x+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+R+=+2100+-+300x+%2B+420x+-+60x%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+R+=+-60x%5E2+%2B+120x+%2B+2100+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+R%2F60+=+-x%5E2+%2B+2x+%2B+35+\"
\n" ); document.write( "This parabola has a maximum since the
\n" ); document.write( "coefficient of the \"x%5E2\" term is minus
\n" ); document.write( "The maximum is at \"x+=++-b%2F%282a%29+\" when
\n" ); document.write( "the equation has the form
\n" ); document.write( "\"+ax%5E2+%2B+b%2Ax+%2B+c+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+-1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+-b%2F%282a%29+=+-2%2F%282%2A%28-1%29%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+-b%2F%282a%29+=+1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "When \"+x+=+1+\",
\n" ); document.write( "\"+R%2F60+=+-%281%29%5E2+%2B+2%2A1+%2B+35+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+R%2F60+=+-1+%2B+2+%2B+35+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+R%2F60+=+36+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+R+=+2160+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The owner can maximize revenue by
\n" ); document.write( "decreasing the price once by $3/CD
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+R+=+%28+21+-+3%2A0+%29%2A%28+100+%2B+20%2A0+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+R+=+2100+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+R+=+%28+21+-+3%2A1+%29%2A%28+100+%2B+20%2A1+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+R+=+18%2A120+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+R+=+2160+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+R+=+%28+21+-+3%2A2+%29%2A%28+100+%2B+20%2A2+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+R+=+15%2A140+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+R+=+2100+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK\r
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