SOLUTION: The profit, P, from a computer program is related to the cost, C, of developing the program and the money made, M, from selling the program by the formula: P = M – C (generalize

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Question 1010893: The profit, P, from a computer program is related to the cost, C, of developing the program and the money made, M, from selling the program by the formula:
P = M – C (generalized formula)
A computer program is sold for $59 a copy. The cost of developing the program was $18 per copy plus an additional $6,000 for initial expenses. The developers predicted they would sell x copies, but actually sold (x + 2,500) copies. Which represents their actual profit?

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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If they only sod +x+ copies, their profit
would be:
+P+=+59x+-+18x+-+6000+
+P+=+41x+-+6000+
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But they actually sold +x+%2B+2500+ copies,
so their profit was:
+P+=+41%2A%28+x+%2B+2500+%29+-+6000+
+P+=+41x+%2B+102500+-+6000+
+P+=+41x+%2B+96500+