Suppose a company has fixed costs of $2700 and variable costs per unit of 15/16x + 1480 dollars, where x is the total number of units produced. Suppose further that the selling price of its product is 1600 − 1/16x dollars per unit. a. Form the profit function P(x) from the cost and revenue functions. b. Find the maximum profit. c. What price will maximize the profit? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)

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Suppose a company has fixed costs of $2700 and variable costs per unit of 15/16x + 1480 dollars, where x is the total number of units produced. Suppose further that the selling price of its product is 1600 − 1/16x dollars per unit.


a. Form the profit function P(x) from the cost and revenue functions.


b. Find the maximum profit.


c. What price will maximize the profit? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)

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