Find the profit function if cost and revenue are given by C(x) x and= 129 + 1.6 R(x) = 8x − 0.04x . 2

Find the profit function if cost and revenue are given by C(x) x and= 129 + 1.6 R(x) = 8x − 0.04x .
2
The profit function is P(x) .= − 0.04x + 6.4x − 129
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YOU ANSWERED: − 0.04x − 6.4x − 129
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Why might the slider not permit a positive slope in the demand equation?
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Choose the correct answer below.
A. As demand goes up price goes up, and the price cannot go too high.
B. As price goes down demand goes down.
C. The slope of a demand equation can never be positive, because if real life demand increased
without bound, then the market would crash.
D. As price goes down demand goes up.
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Use the interactive figure to find the equilibrium quantity for a business that has demand equation
p 10 0.5q and supply equation of p 4q.= − =
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*4. Use the information listed below to solve parts a through h.
Suppose that the demand and price for a certain model of a youth wristwatch are related by the following equation
p D(q) q= = 16 − 1.25
where p is the price (in dollars) and q is the quantity demanded (in hundreds). Find the price at each level of demand.
Answer parts a through d.
a. Find the price when the demand is 0 watches.
The price when the demand is 0 watches is $ .
b. Find the price when the demand is watches.400
The price when the demand is watches is $ .400
c. Find the quantity demanded for the watch when the price is $ .6
At a price of $ , the demand is for watches.6
d. Graph p q. Choose the correct graph below.= 16 − 1.25
A.
0 20
0
35
q
p
B.
0 20
0
35
q
p
C.
0 20
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D.
0 20
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Suppose the price and supply of the watch are related by the following equation
p S(q) q= = 0.75
where p is the price (in dollars) and q is the quantity supplied (in hundreds) of watches. Answer parts e through g.
e. Find the quantity supplied at a price of $0.
At a price of $0, the supply is watches.
f. Find the quantity supplied at a price of $ .10
At a price of $ , the supply is about watches.10
(Round to the nearest whole number as needed.)
g. Graph p S(q) q on the same axis used to graph p q in part d. Choose the correct graph below.= = 0.75 = 16 − 1.25
A.
0 20
0
35
q
p
B.
0 20
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p
C.
0 20
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D.
0 20
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h. Given that the demand function is p D(q) q and that the supply function is p S(q) q, find the
equilibrium quantity and the equilibrium price.
= = 16 − 1.25 = = 0.75

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*5.
6.
The equilibrium quantity is watches.
The equilibrium price is $ .
Let one week’s supply and demand functions for gasoline be given by and , where p is
the price in dollars and q is the number of 42-gallon barrels. (a) Graph these equations on the same axes. (b) Find the
equilibrium quantity. (c) Find the equilibrium price.
p = D(q) = 288 − q
4
3 p = S(q) = q
2
3
(a) Choose the graph of D(q) and S(q).
A.
0 800
0
400
q
p
B.
0 800
0
400
q
p
C.
0 800
0
400
q
p
D.
0 800
0
400
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p
(b) The equilibrium quantity is barrels.
(c) The equilibrium price is $ .
Let p and C(x) x, where x is the number of garden hoses that can be sold at a price of $p per unit and
C(x) is the total cost (in dollars) of producing x garden hoses.
= 24 − x = 695 + 3
(A) Express the revenue function in terms of x.
(B) Graph the cost function and the revenue function in the same viewing window for Use approximation
techniques to find the break-even points.
0 ≤ x ≤ 576.
(A) R(x) =
(B) Choose the correct graph for R(x) and C(x) on [0, ] [0, ].576 × 2400
A.
0 200 400
0
600
1200
1800
2400
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y
B.
0 200 400
0
600
1200
1800
2400
x
y
C.
0 200 400
0
600
1200
1800
2400
x
y
The break-even point on the left is approximately .,
(Round each coordinate to the nearest integer as needed.)
The break-even point on the right is approximately .,
(Round each coordinate to the nearest integer as needed.)

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*7. At a price of $ per bushel, the supply of a certain grain is million bushels and the demand is million bushels.
At a price of $ per bushel, the supply is million bushels and the demand is million bushels.
2.25 7500 7800
2.36 7900 7700
(A) Find a price-supply equation of the form p mx b, where p is the price in dollars and x is the supply in millions of
bushels.
= +
(B) Find a price-demand equation of the form p mx b, where p is the price in dollars and x is the demand in millions of
bushels.
= +
(C) Find the equilibrium point.
(D) Graph the price-supply equation, price-demand equation, and equilibrium point in the same coordinate system.
(A) The price-supply equation is p .=
(Type an exact answer. Use integers or decimals for any numbers in the equation.)
(B) The price-demand equation is p .=
(Type an exact answer. Use integers or decimals for any numbers in the equation.)
(C) The equilibrium point is .
(Type an ordered pair. Type an exact answer. Use integers or decimals for any numbers in the expression.)
(D) Choose the correct graph below.
A.
7000 8000
2
3
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p B.
7000 8000
2
3
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p C.
7000 8000
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*8.
*9.
The manager of a restaurant found that the cost to produce cups of coffee is $ , while the cost to produce
cups is $ . Assume the cost C(x) is a linear function of x, the number of cups produced. Answer parts a through f.
300 28.63 500
46.83
a. Find a formula for C(x).
C(x) =
b. What is the fixed cost?
The fixed cost is $ .
(Round to the nearest cent as needed.)
c. Find the total cost of producing cups.1100
The total cost of producing cups is $ .1100
(Round to the nearest cent as needed.)
d. Find the total cost of producing cups.1101
The total cost of producing cups is $ .1101
(Round to the nearest cent as needed.)
e. Find the marginal cost of the st cup.1101
The marginal cost of the st cup is .1101 ¢
(Type an integer or a decimal.)
f. What is the marginal cost of any cup and what does this mean to the manager?
The marginal cost of any cup is .¢
(Type an integer or a decimal.)
What does the marginal cost of a cup of coffee mean to the manager?
A. The marginal cost of a cup of coffee is the cost of producing one additional cup.
B. The marginal cost of a cup of coffee is the cost of producing the first cup.
C. The marginal cost of a cup of coffee is the cost of producing a given number of cups.
A company wholesales shampoo in a particular city. Their marketing research department established the following weekly
supply-and-demand equations.
p = +
x
3,000
1
2 Supply equation
p = 180
x Demand equation
How many units are required for supply to equal demand? At what price per bottle will supply equal demand?
How many units are required for supply to equal demand?
x =
At what price per bottle will supply equal demand?
$ (Round to the nearest cent as needed