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Transcribed Image Text:Mr. Ripoff's gas station can sell 355 gallons of gas per day at $4.00 per gallon and 164 gallons at $5.00 per gallon. Mr. Ripoff pays $1.20 per
gallon for the gas and has daily fixed costs of $500.
Find the unit price p that will maximize revenue:
Find the unit price p that will maximize profit:
What is the maximum possible daily profit?
dollars per gallon.
dollars
dollars.
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