document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1128014>Question 1128014</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A magazine company had a profit of $98,000 per year when it had 32,000 subscribers. When it obtained 38,000 subscribers, it had a profit of $117,500. Assume that the profit P is a linear function of the number of subscribers s. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) Find the function P. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(s) =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) What will the profit be if the company obtains 50,000 subscribers? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$ <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) What is the number of subscribers needed to break even? (Round to the next highest subscriber.) <BR>\n" );
document.write( " subscribers  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A magazine company had a profit of $98,000 per year when it had 32,000 subscribers. When it obtained 38,000 subscribers, it had a profit of $117,500. Assume that the profit P is a linear function of the number of subscribers s. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) Find the function P. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(s) =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) What will the profit be if the company obtains 50,000 subscribers? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$ <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) What is the number of subscribers needed to break even? (Round to the next highest subscriber.) <BR>\n" );
document.write( " subscribers <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">For the function, P(s), the slope is <b>NOT <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=47%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"47%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </b><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Just thought I'd let you know. Everything will be wrong if you go along with that WRONG slope. </SPAN>\n" );
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