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The number of patents issued for a certain product between 1950 and 1970 was increasing with respect to time at a rate jointly proportional to the number of patents already obtained and to the difference between the number of patents already obtained and the carrying capacity of the system. The carrying capacity was approximately 9000 patents, and the constant of proportionality was about 0.00068. By 1951, 3000 patents had been obtained. Find a particular solution for the number of patents t years after 1950.


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Net Operating Income

The income generated from normal business operations, excluding expenses such as interest and taxes.

Common Fixed Expenses

Costs that do not vary with the level of production or sales over a certain period and are shared among different segments or products of the business.

Absorption Costing

This accounting approach incorporates every manufacturing expense, such as direct materials, direct labor, plus variable and fixed overhead costs, into the product's total cost.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that only includes variable production costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in product costs.

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