A Productivity Model at the Handy Gadget Company Is

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Essay

A productivity model at the Handy Gadget Company is where P is the number of gadgets the company turns out per month, x is the number of employees at the company, and y is the monthly operating budget in thousands of dollars. Because the company hires part - time workers, it uses anywhere between 39 and 49 workers each month, and its operating budget varies from $15,000 to $19,000 per month. What is the average of the possible numbers gadgets it can turn out per month? (Round the answer to the nearest 1000 gadgets.)Please enter your answer as a number without the units.

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