document.write( "Question 1159727: The organized crime boss and perfume king Butch (Stinky) Rose has daily overheads (bribes to corrupt officials, motel photographers, wages for hit men, explosives, and so on) amounting to $30,000 per day. \r
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The organized crime boss and perfume king Butch (Stinky) Rose has daily overheads [sic] (bribes to corrupt officials, motel photographers, wages for hit men, explosives, and so on) amounting to $30,000 per day. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Specify Stinky's profit function, P(x), where x is the quantity (in grams) of perfume he buys and sells.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I have no idea where to really start with this problem. I have tried to multiply the $10 and $900 by 100 so I can add in the $40 easily, but this process did not work. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I do know that the y intercept is -30,000 for this problem, but I need help finding the slope please!!\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thank you so much for any help you can provide it is greatly appreciated!
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document.write( "With each gram of perfume being x, we get:
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document.write( "Revenue: R(x) = 900x
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document.write( "Variable Cost: 
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document.write( "Fixed cost (c, or constant): 30,000 \r
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document.write( "P(x) = R(x)  -  C(x)  -  c
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document.write( "P(x) = 900x  -  10.4x  -  30,000
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document.write( "Profit function, or 
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document.write( "Do you now see what the slope is, after the above profit equation is compared to the slope-intercept form, or y = mx + b?
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document.write( "The y-intercept is - 30,000 because even if he doesn't buy or sell any perfume, his cost is still $30,000 since he has certain overhead costs. 
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document.write( "So, before he even buys any perfume, he's already in the RED, so-to-speak, to the tune of $30,000! \n" );
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