College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter P, Prerequisites - Section P.5 - Algebraic Expressions - P.5 Exercises - Page 37: 92

Answer

a) $0.05x^2+20x-50$ b) The profit on $10$ calculators is $\$155$ and on 20 calculators it is $\$370$.

Work Step by Step

a) The profit can be obtained by subtracting the cost from the revenue: $P=R-C=50x-0.05x^2-(50+30x-0.1x^2)=0.05x^2+20x-50$ b) Plugging in $x=10$, we get: $C=0.05(10)^2+20(10)-50=155$ Plugging in $x=20$, we get: $C=0.05(20)^2+20(20)-50=370$
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