A Manufacturer of a Certain Commodity Has Estimated That Her

question 87

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.
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What production range will enable the manufacturer to realize a profit of at least $6,000 on the commodity?
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• A) Between 1,000 and 9,000 units.
• B) Between 5,000 and 10,000 units.
• C) Between 5,000 and 6,000 units.
• D) Between 1,000 and 6,000 units.
• E) Between 1,000 and 10,000 units.

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Definitions:

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