document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1126390>Question 1126390</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A hospital’s revenue (in millions of dollars) is projected to be R(x)=7x2 –3x+18, and its costs (in millions of dollars) are projected to be C(x)=3x2 +x-89<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where x represents the number of years into the future. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.	Create the profit function for the hospital. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.	What is the average rate of change in the profit from year 3 to year 5? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #742702 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=742702\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> profit is revenue minus costs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x^2-4x+107<BR>\n" );
document.write( "year 3, 36-12+107=131<BR>\n" );
document.write( "year 4, 64-16+107=155<BR>\n" );
document.write( "year 5, 100-20+107=187<BR>\n" );
document.write( "change in profit from 5-profit from 3 is 56 million<BR>\n" );
document.write( "change in years is 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "average rate of change is $28 million per year\r<BR>\n" );
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