document.write( "Question 1206255: A new media platform, JP Productions, uses a model to discover the maximum profit it can make with advertising. The company makes a $6,000 profit when the
\n" ); document.write( "platform uses 100 or 200 minutes a day on advertisement. The maximum profit
\n" ); document.write( "of $10,000, can occur when 150 minutes of a day’s platform is used on
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