SOLUTION: For a trip to a resort, a charter bus company charges a fare of $48 per person plus $2 for each unsold seat on the bus. The bus has 42 passenger seats. Let x represent the number o

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Question 1055635: For a trip to a resort, a charter bus company charges a fare of $48 per person plus $2 for each unsold seat on the bus. The bus has 42 passenger seats. Let x represent the number of unsold seats on the bus for the charter. Write a function defined by R(x) that describes the total revenue from the trip. Find the number of unsold seats the produces the maximum revenue. What is the maximum revenue?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x represent unsold seats
R(x) = 48(42-x) + 2x
R(x) = 2016 - 46x
x= 0 , produces the maximum revenue of $2016