The owner of an apartment building can rent all 50 apartments if she charges $1,700 per month, but she rents one fewer apartment for each $50 increase in monthly rent.

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The owner of an apartment building can rent all 50 apartments if she charges $1,700 per month, but she rents one fewer apartment for each $50 increase in monthly rent.

(a) Construct a table that gives the revenue generated if she charges $1,700, $1,750, and $1,800.
No. of Apts     Rent     Total Revenue
50     $1,700    
49     $1,750    
48     $1,800    

(b) Does her revenue from apartment rentals increase or decrease as she increases the rent from $1,700 to $1,800?
revenue increasesrevenue decreases    

(c) Write an equation that gives the revenue R, from apartment rentals if she makes x increases of $50 in the rent.
R(x) = 
 
 
 


(d) Find the rent she should charge to maximize her revenue.
$  per month
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