SOLUTION: If a manufacturer charges a q dollars each for footballs, then he can sell 300-150q footballs per week. Find a polynomial R(q) that represents the revenue if the price is $8.00 for

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Question 174213: If a manufacturer charges a q dollars each for footballs, then he can sell 300-150q footballs per week. Find a polynomial R(q) that represents the revenue if the price is $8.00 for each football.
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
R-revenues let x be the number of footballs sold
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R=qx
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R(q)=q(300-150q)
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R%28q%29=300q-150q%5E2%29
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R%288%29=300%288%29-150%288%5E2%29
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R%288%29=2400-9600=-7200
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looks like 8 dollars a football just isnt going to cut it.....