Suppose that the weekly sales volume y (in thousands of units sold) depends on the price per unit (in dollars) of the product according to the following formula. y = 34(3p + 1)−2/5,  p > 0   (a) What is the rate of change in sales volume when the price is $24? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)   dy/dp = _________  (b) Interpret your answer to part (a). (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) If the price increases $1, the sales volume will decrease by ____ units.

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Suppose that the weekly sales volume y (in thousands of units sold) depends on the price per unit (in dollars) of the product according to the following formula.

y = 34(3p + 1)−2/5,  p > 0
 
(a) What is the rate of change in sales volume when the price is $24? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)

  dy/dp = _________ 


(b) Interpret your answer to part (a). (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

If the price increases $1, the sales volume will decrease by ____ units.
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