SOLUTION: 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

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Question 109873This question is from textbook Beginning and Intermediate Algebra
: 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:
(8,16), (10,21), (11,21), (15,9).
Interpret the meaning of the ordered pair (11,21).
* With 21 employees, the company makes a profit of $11,000.
* With 11 employees, the company makes a profit of $21.
* With 21 employees, the company makes a profit of $11.
* With 11 employees, the company makes a profit of $21,000. This question is from textbook Beginning and Intermediate Algebra

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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.