SOLUTION: The daily profit, y hundred dollars, for a grocery with x employees is given by: y=-x^2+10x-20
In order to reach the maximum daily profit, how many employees should be hired? Henc
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In order to reach the maximum daily profit, how many employees should be hired? Henc
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Question 1038772: The daily profit, y hundred dollars, for a grocery with x employees is given by: y=-x^2+10x-20
In order to reach the maximum daily profit, how many employees should be hired? Hence, what is the maximum profit?
How to find x and y? Please help, thanks. Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
The vertex of a parabola of the form is at the point where and . When the lead coefficient is negative, the parabola opens downward and the vertex is a maximum.
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My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it