The Monthly Demand for a Certain Brand of Table Wine

question 253

Multiple Choice

The monthly demand for a certain brand of table wine is given by the demand equation where p denotes the wholesale price per case (in dollars) and x denotes the number of cases demanded.Find the rate of change of the price to the nearest hundredth of a cent per case when x = 1,000.

• A)The rate of change of the price is - 1.80 cents per case.
• B)The rate of change of the price is - 2.10 cents per case.
• C)The rate of change of the price is - 4.08 cents per case.
• D)The rate of change of the price is - 2.04 cents per case.

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