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A company sells widgets. The amount of profit, y, made by the
company, is related to the selling price of each widget, x, by the given
equation. Using this equation, find out the maximum amount of profit
the company can make, to the nearest dollar.
y = -4x^2 + 183x – 1247

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Answer:

846.06 units

Step-by-step explanation:

The amount of profit, y, made by the  company, is related to the selling price of each widget, x, by the given  equation as follows :

[tex]y = -4x^2 + 183x- 1247[/tex] ...(1)

We need to find out the maximum amount of profit  the company can make.

For maximum profit put dy/dx = 0

So,

[tex]\dfrac{d}{dx}(-4x^2 + 183x- 1247)=0\\\\-8x+183=0\\\\x=\dfrac{183}{8}\\\\x=22.87[/tex]

Put x = 22.87 in equation (1). So,

[tex]y = -4(22.87)^2 + 183(22.87)- 1247\\\\=846.06[/tex]

So, the maximum profit is 846.06 units.

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