A fertilizer producer finds that it can sell its product at a price of p = 1000 – 0.2x dollars per unit when it produces x units of fertilizer. The total production cost (in dollars) for xunits is C(x) = 30,000 + 250x + 0.050x². If the production capacity of the firm is at most 1000 units of fertilizer in a specified time, how many units must be manufactured and sold in that time to maximize the profit? Selling i units maximizes profit.

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A fertilizer producer finds that it can sell its product at a price of p = 1000 – 0.2x dollars per unit when it produces x units of fertilizer. The total production cost (in dollars) for xunits is C(x) = 30,000 + 250x + 0.050x². If the production capacity of the firm is at most 1000 units of fertilizer in a specified time, how many units must be manufactured and sold in that time to maximize the profit? Selling i units maximizes profit.

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