Suppose that a when a cell phone store charges 16$ for a car charger, it sells 92 units. When it drops the price to 15$ it sells 96 units. Assume that demand is a linear function of price. If each phone charger costs 1$ to make, what price should the store charge to maximize its profit?
If x is the number of times the price is reduced by one dollar.

Find a function for total profit with respect to x. A negative value for x will mean the price is increased.

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Answer 1
Answer: D(x) = mx + c ; where x is selling price , c is constant, m is slope 
given D = 21 when x = $16 
21 = 16m + c ------------1) and also we know D = 24 unit, when x = $15, 
24 = 15m + c ------------2) 
subtract eqn 2) from eqn 1) we get 
-3 = m , and plug this value of m in eqn 1) we get 
21 = 16*(-3) + c => c = 69 
hence demand function 
D(x) = -3x + 69 
Cost price is C = $1 
Profit = Revenue - Cost price 
P(x) = Demand*Selling price - Cost per unit* Demand 
P(x) = (69 - 3x)*x - 1*(69 - 3x) 
P(x) = 69x - 3x² - 69 + 3x ; or 
P(x) = - 3x² + 72x - 69 -------------Answer 
Differentiate profit function with respect to x (selling price) 
dP/dx = -3*2x + 72 - 0 
0 = 72 - 6x ; plug dP/dx = 0 for maxima minima 
6x = 72 
x = $12 per unit --------Answer 
(Since d²P/dx² = -6 < 0 , hence profit will be maximum at x = $12 per unit 
and Demand would be D(@12) = 33 unit 
Revenue = 33*$12 = $396 
Cost = $1*33 = $33 
Max Profit = #396 - $33 = $363 

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(30+2x)/(10)=3.60\ \ \ \ /\cdot10\n\n30+2x=36\ \ \ \ /-30\n\n2x=6\ \ \ /:2\n\nx=3\ (\$)

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ok soo if the 10 items avg $3.60 each then your total for the ten items was $36. if we know that the cost of 8 items is $30 then there is 6 dollars left. nd if we no that the remaining 2 are the same price then each should be $3  

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The solution to the equation 14h = 98 is h = 7.

To solve for h in the equation 14h = 98, we can divide both sides of the equation by 14. This gives us:

h = 98 / 14

h = 7

Therefore, the solution to the equation 14h = 98 is h = 7.

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Convert these base five and base two numbers to base ten.
a. 1312ve
b.110110110two

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I am assuming A is base 5 based on the ve

a. 1*5^3 + 3*5^2 + 1*5^1+ 2*5^0
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b. 2+4+16+32+128+256

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In triangle ABC, angle A measures 33 degrees and angle C measures 122 degrees. What is the measure of angle B?

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∠ B = 25°

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the sum of the three angles in a triangle = 180° , that is

∠ A + ∠ B +∠ C = 180° ( substitute values for A and C )

33° + ∠ B + 122° = 180° , that is

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Why is 0.3 a rational number A. It is on the number line.
B. The number can be written as a ratio of two integers.
C. It is a decimal.
D. The numbers can not be written as a ratio of two integers.

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The number 0.3 is defined as a rational number, because: B. "The number can be written as a ratio of two integers."

What is a rational number?

A rational number is a number that can be expressed as a fraction of two integers, where the denominator is not zero.

The correct answer is B. "0.3" is a rational number because it can be written as the fraction 3/10, where the numerator (3) and denominator (10) are both integers since a rational number is defined as any number that can be expressed as the quotient or ratio of two integers, with the denominator not being zero.

In this case, 0.3 can be written as the ratio 3/10, making it a rational number. Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

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Answer : B. The number can be written as a ratio of two integers.

Explanation : In mathematics, a rational number is any number that can be expressed as a ratio​ of two integer numbers, being a non-zero denominator.

0.3 can be written as 3/10

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