The Sales of a Product S (In Thousands of Dollars)

question 36

Multiple Choice

The sales of a product S (in thousands of dollars) are given by , where x is the advertising expenditure (in thousands of dollars) . Find the rate of change of sales with respect to advertising expenditure. Use the second derivative to find how this rate is changing at . Round your answer to two decimal places. ​

• A)0.89
• B)-0.03
• C)0.00
• D)-0.89
• E)-0.02

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