Solve the Problem $$p = - \frac { 1 } { 6 } x + 200 , \quad 0 \leq x \leq 1,200$$

question 169

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-The price p and the quantity x sold of a certain product obey the demand equation $$p = - \frac { 1 } { 6 } x + 200 , \quad 0 \leq x \leq 1,200$$ What quantity x maximizes revenue? What is the maximum revenue?

• A) 600; $60,000
• B) 900; $45,000
• C) 300; $45,000
• D) 1,200; $60,000

Acknowledge the contribution of cognitive and emotional processes in sensory experiences and decision-making.

Understand the interplay between evolutionary biology and psychological principles in explaining behavior.

Understand the concepts of adaptive behavior and innate responses in animals and humans.

Recognize how learned behaviors, such as taste aversions, are acquired and their survival advantages.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

An automatic response established by training to an ordinarily neutral stimulus.

Little Albert

An experiment in classical conditioning where a child was conditioned to fear a white rat, demonstrating how fears can be acquired through conditioning.

Instincts

Innate, typically fixed patterns of behavior in animals in response to certain stimuli.

Extinction

The process in which a previously learned behavior diminishes or disappears as a result of the discontinuation of reinforcement or the removal of a stimulus.