You have an internship where you are helping track revenue and sales. Suppose that p is the price in dollars of a gadget and q = f(p) is the quantity sold (in hundreds). Then the revenue (in thousands of dollars) is given by R = p f(p), depending on the price. You are given the following: I. f'(15) = 3 III. ƒ-'(60) = 3 R(20) – R(15) 12 5 II. Your fellow intern claims that if f '(p) is negative then the revenue will decrease as well. Explain if this statement is necessarily true or not.

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You have an internship where you are helping track revenue and sales. Suppose that p is
the price in dollars of a gadget and q = f(p) is the quantity sold (in hundreds). Then the
revenue (in thousands of dollars) is given by R =p f(p), depending on the price. You are
given the following:
R(20) – R(15)
I. f'(15) = 3
III. f-1(60) = 3
II.
= 12
5
Your fellow intern claims that if f '(p) is negative then the revenue will decrease as well.
Explain if this statement is necessarily true or not.
Transcribed Image Text:You have an internship where you are helping track revenue and sales. Suppose that p is the price in dollars of a gadget and q = f(p) is the quantity sold (in hundreds). Then the revenue (in thousands of dollars) is given by R =p f(p), depending on the price. You are given the following: R(20) – R(15) I. f'(15) = 3 III. f-1(60) = 3 II. = 12 5 Your fellow intern claims that if f '(p) is negative then the revenue will decrease as well. Explain if this statement is necessarily true or not.
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