SOLUTION: Can you help me please? Annual profit in thousands of dollars is given by the function, P(x) = 5000 - (1000/(x-1)), where x is the number of items sold in thousands, x > 1.

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Question 497855: Can you help me please?
Annual profit in thousands of dollars is given by the function, P(x) = 5000 - (1000/(x-1)), where x is the number of items sold in thousands, x > 1.
will this profit function have a maximum, if so, what is it?

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The function approaches 5 million as x
becomes larger than 1 million. The function can't be
greater than 5 million.