Solve the Problem. -A Company Manufactures and Sells X Pocket Calculators Per Week

question 53

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A company manufactures and sells x pocket calculators per week. If the weekly cost and demand equations are given by: Find the production level that maximizes profit.

• A) 18,000 pocket calculators per week
• B) 8000 pocket calculators per week
• C) 2000 pocket calculators per week
• D) 14,000 pocket calculators per week

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