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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Maximum profit. A chain store manager has been told by the main office that daily profit, P, is related to the number of clerks working that day, x, according to the function P = -25x^2 +300x. What number of clerks will maximize the profit, and what is the maximum possible profit? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The graph of your profit function is a convex down parabola because of the negative lead coefficient. Hence, the vertex of the parabola is a maximum. You need the

coordinate of the vertex to answer your question. The

-coordinate of the vertex of the parabola

is given by

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and

and then do the arithmetic.\r
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