Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Algebra: Graphs, Functions, and Linear Systems - 7.3 Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables - Exercise Set 7.3 - Page 445: 54

Answer

The value of \[R\left( 300 \right)-C\left( 300 \right)\] is,\[-4000\] and it represents that when the company produces and sells\[300\]radios. The loss is,\[-4000\].

Work Step by Step

The profit function \[P\left( x \right)\] is the difference between \[R\left( x \right)\]and \[C\left( x \right)\]. Therefore, \[P\left( x \right)=R\left( x \right)-C\left( x \right)\]. When \[P\left( x \right)\] is positive then it represents the profit and if \[P\left( x \right)\] is negative then it represents the loss. The value of the profit function is, \[\begin{align} & P\left( x \right)=R\left( x \right)-C\left( x \right) \\ & =50x-\left( 10000-30x \right) \\ & =50x-10000-30x \\ & =20x-10000 \end{align}\] The value of the profit function is, \[P\left( x \right)=20x-10000\] Put \[x=300\]in \[P\left( x \right)=20x-10000\]. Then, the value of \[P\left( 300 \right)\] is, \[\begin{align} & P\left( x \right)=20x-10000 \\ & =20\times 300-10000 \\ & =6000-10000 \\ & =-4000 \end{align}\] Hence, the value of \[P\left( x \right)\] is \[-4000\] when the \[300\] small radios produced and sold. As \[P\left( x \right)=-4000\] represent the loss of \[-4000\] when the \[300\] radios produced and sold.
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