document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1080721>Question 1080721</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A company that manufactures mountain bikes makes a daily profit p according to the equation p=-200^2+8800x-94,062, where p is measured in dollars and x is the number of mountain bikes made per day.  Find the number of mountain bikes that must be made each day to produce a zero profit for the company. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #694847 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=694847\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -200x^2+8800x-94062=100x^2-4400x+47031, dividing both sides by -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(1/200)*(4400+/- sqrt (19360000-400*47031); sqrt term is 547600=740<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(1/200)(4400+/-740)=5140/200 or between 25 and 26; 3660/200 or between 18 and 19. There are two answers, showing that above a certain number, it will again become a loss.<BR>\n" );
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