A Manufacturer of a Certain Commodity Has Estimated That Her

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Multiple Choice

A manufacturer of a certain commodity has estimated that her profit in thousands of dollars is given by the expression where x (in thousands) is the number of units produced. What production range will enable the manufacturer to realize a profit of at least $18,000 on the commodity?

• A)Between 4,000 and 9,000 units.
• B)Between 4,000 and 6,000 units.
• C)Between 1,000 and 6,000 units.
• D)Between 1,000 and 8,000 units.
• E)Between 1,000 and 9,000 units.

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