Two Chemicals React to Form Another Chemical $t$ (In Hours) Is Given By

question 109

Short Answer

Two chemicals react to form another chemical. Suppose that the amount of chemical formed in time $t$ (in hours) is given by
$$x ( t ) = \frac { 11 \left[ 1 - \left( \frac { 2 } { 3 } \right) ^ { 3 t } \right] } { 1 - \frac { 1 } { 4 } \left( \frac { 2 } { 3 } \right) ^ { 3 t } }$$
where $x ( t )$ is measured in pounds.
a. Find the rate at which the chemical is formed when $t = 4$ . Round to two decimal places.
b. How many pounds of the chemical are formed eventually?

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Definitions:

Allocative Efficiency

A state of the economy in which production represents consumer preferences; every good or service is produced up to the point where the last unit provides a benefit to consumers equal to the cost of producing it.

Producer Surplus

The variance between the price producers are willing to take for a good or service and the price they end up receiving.

Consumer Surplus

The discrepancy between the price consumers are ready to offer for a good or service and the price they end up paying.

Marginal Benefit

The enhanced enjoyment or utility gained from the consumption of one extra unit of a good or service.