A company's profit P (in dollars) from selling x units of product can be modeled by  P (x)=500x-(1/2)x^2 The sales are increasing at a rate of 20 units per day. Find the rate of change of the profit with respect to time (in days) when 400 units have been sold.

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A company's profit P (in dollars) from selling x units of product can be modeled by 

P (x)=500x-(1/2)x^2

The sales are increasing at a rate of 20 units per day. Find the rate of change of the profit with respect to time (in days) when 400 units have been sold.

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