document.write( "Question 109873This question is from textbook Beginning and Intermediate Algebra
\n" ); document.write( ": A small company keeps track of its monthly profit in relation to the number of workers they employ. Let x represent the number of employees, and let y represent the monthly profit where each unit in y represents $1,000 in profit. The following ordered pairs describe the profit:
\n" ); document.write( " (8,16), (10,21), (11,21), (15,9).
\n" ); document.write( "Interpret the meaning of the ordered pair (11,21).
\n" ); document.write( " * With 21 employees, the company makes a profit of $11,000.
\n" ); document.write( " * With 11 employees, the company makes a profit of $21.
\n" ); document.write( " * With 21 employees, the company makes a profit of $11.
\n" ); document.write( " * With 11 employees, the company makes a profit of $21,000. \n" ); document.write( "

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Since x represents the number of employees, the first number of (11,21) represents 11 employees (ie x=11). The second number y represents the profit in thousands of dollars, so the value y=21 represents 21,000. So the fourth choice is the answer. \n" ); document.write( "

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