A Company Charting Its Profits Notices That the Relationship Between

question 204

Multiple Choice

A company charting its profits notices that the relationship between the number of units sold x and the profit is linear. If 100 nits sold results in $2,900 profit and 150 units sold results in $6,000 profit. Use these two points on the graph of to find the marginal profit. ​

• A) $29.00
• B) $62.00
• C) $40.00
• D) $19.33
• E) $60.00

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