document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1166860>Question 1166860</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The profit function P(x) is the revenue function R(x) (how much it takes in)  minus the cost function C(x) (how much it spends). In economic models, one typically assumes that a company wants to maximize its profit, or at least make a profit!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answers to some of the questions are given below so that you can check your work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming that the company sells all that it produces, what is the profit function?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hint: Profit = Revenue - Cost as we examined in Discussion 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the domain of P(x)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hint: Does calculating P(x) make sense when x=−10 or x=1,000?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The company can choose to produce either 80 or 90 items. What is their profit for each case, and which level of production should they choose?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Profit when producing 80 items =\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Profit when producing 90 items =\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you explain, from our model, why the company makes less profit when producing 10 more units?<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 #791411 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52818)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=791411\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I just answered one time saying that this post MAKES NO SENSE.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It MAKES NO SENSE because you LOST ALL INFORMATION defining functions in your post.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next time, when I see it again, I will simply ZERO the post and will re-direct its remains into the TRASH BIN\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "without any explanations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And also will inform the managers of this project,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "asking them to remove you from the forum<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for your total inability to provide a correct input.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Have a nice day (!)\r<BR>\n" );
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