A Company Estimates That the Initial Cost of Producing a Commodity

question 83

Essay

A company estimates that the initial cost of producing a commodity would be $680: The additional cost of manufacturing each item can be modeled by the function $m ( x ) = 3 x + 0.01 x ^ { 2 }$ , where x is the number of items produced and m is the manufacturing cost, in dollars. A market survey indicates the demand function can be estimated by $p ( x ) = 12 - 0.002 x$ .(a) Find the production level that maximizes profit. What is the maximum profit?
(b) What should the selling price be to maximize the profit?

Identify elements of unsaturation in organic compounds.

Determine the hybridization state of carbon and nitrogen atoms in various molecules.

Recognize the molecular geometry and shapes based on VSEPR theory.

Identify and count sigma (σ) and pi (π) bonds in organic molecules.

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