A retailer has been selling 2.000 computers a week at $850 each. The marketing department predicts that an additional 40 computers will be sold each week for every $10 that the price is lowered. What should the price be set at in order to maximize the revenue?

A retailer has been selling 2.000 computers a week at $850 each. The marketing department predicts that an additional 40 computers will be sold each week for every $10 that the price is lowered. What should the price be set at in order to maximize the revenue?

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Algebra for College Students

10th Edition

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Author:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Publisher:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Chapter8: Functions

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