document.write( "Question 1210283: A company’s revenue is modeled by 𝑅(𝑥) = 50𝑥 −200, where x is the number of units sold.
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document.write( "1. Graph 𝑅(𝑥). Label the axes in context. Show the\r\n" );
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document.write( "2. Find R(0) and interpret this value in context.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The point R(0) = (0,-200) represents the fact that we start out $200 \"in the\r\n" );
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document.write( "3. Determine how many units must be sold for\r\n" );
document.write( "revenue to break even (𝑅(𝑥)=0).\r\n" );
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document.write( "The \"break-even\" point is the x-intercept, when the revenue R(x) = 0.\r\n" );
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document.write( "We set R(x) = 0\r\n" );
document.write( "R(x) = 50x-200 = 0\r\n" );
document.write( "           50x = 200\r\n" );
document.write( "             x = 4\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the break-even point is (4,0).  It's when we've sold enough units to get us\r\n" );
document.write( "\"out of the hole\", even though we haven't made a profit yet.  To break-even, we\r\n" );
document.write( "need to have sold 4 units.\r\n" );
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document.write( "answer: 1. x-intercept (0,-200) y-intercept (4,0)\r\n" );
document.write( "2 R(0)= -200\r\n" );
document.write( "3. [R(x) = 0]; X=4 (units to be sold)\r\n" );
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