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The quantity demanded each month of the Walter Serkin recording of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, produced by Phonola
Media, is related to the price per compact disc. The equation
p = -0.00041x + 6
(0 < x < 12,000)
where
denotes the unit price in dollars and x is the number of discs demanded, relates the demand to the price. The total
monthly cost (in dollars) for pressing and packaging x copies of this classical recording is given by
C(x) = 600 + 2x
- 0.00004x2
(0 < x < 20,000).
Hint: The revenue is R(x) = px, and the profit is P(x) = R(x) – C(x).
Find the revenue function, R(x) = px.
R(x) = -0.00041x2 + 6x
Find the profit function, P(x) = R(x) – C(x).
P(x) = -0.00037x² + 4x – 600
Find the derivative of the profit function, P(x).
P'(x) = -0.00074x + 4
%3D
Find the critical number of the function P(x). (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
X =
To maximize its profits, how many copies should Phonola produce each month? (Round your answer to the nearest whole
number.)
discs/month
Transcribed Image Text:The quantity demanded each month of the Walter Serkin recording of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, produced by Phonola Media, is related to the price per compact disc. The equation p = -0.00041x + 6 (0 < x < 12,000) where denotes the unit price in dollars and x is the number of discs demanded, relates the demand to the price. The total monthly cost (in dollars) for pressing and packaging x copies of this classical recording is given by C(x) = 600 + 2x - 0.00004x2 (0 < x < 20,000). Hint: The revenue is R(x) = px, and the profit is P(x) = R(x) – C(x). Find the revenue function, R(x) = px. R(x) = -0.00041x2 + 6x Find the profit function, P(x) = R(x) – C(x). P(x) = -0.00037x² + 4x – 600 Find the derivative of the profit function, P(x). P'(x) = -0.00074x + 4 %3D Find the critical number of the function P(x). (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) X = To maximize its profits, how many copies should Phonola produce each month? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) discs/month
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