80. An electronics company is deciding whether or not to begin producing MP3 players. The company must determine if a profit can be made on the MP3 players. The profit function is modeled by the equation P(x)=x+0.27x-0.0015x-300, where x is the number of MP3 players produced in hundreds. Given this equation, how many MP3 players must the company producc to make a profit?

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80. An electronics company is deciding
whether or not to begin producing
MP3 players. The company must
determine if a profit can be made
on the MP3 players. The profit
function is modeled by the equation
P(x)=x+0.27x -0.0015x-300,
where x is the number of MP3
players produced in hundreds. Given
this equation, how many MP3 players
must the company producc to make
a profit?
Transcribed Image Text:80. An electronics company is deciding whether or not to begin producing MP3 players. The company must determine if a profit can be made on the MP3 players. The profit function is modeled by the equation P(x)=x+0.27x -0.0015x-300, where x is the number of MP3 players produced in hundreds. Given this equation, how many MP3 players must the company producc to make a profit?
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