Your monthly profit (in dollars) from selling magazines is given by P = 2x +    x  where x is the number of magazines you sell in a month. If you are currently selling x = 50 magazines per month, find your profit and your marginal profit. (Round your answers to two decimal places.) profit     $ marginal profit     $ per additional magazine Interpret your answers. Your current profit is $ per month, and would increase at a rate of $ per additional magazine sold per month

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Your monthly profit (in dollars) from selling magazines is given by

P = 2x + 
  x
 

where x is the number of magazines you sell in a month. If you are currently selling x = 50 magazines per month, find your profit and your marginal profit. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)

profit     $
marginal profit     $ per additional magazine


Interpret your answers.

Your current profit is $ per month, and would increase at a rate of $ per additional magazine sold per month.
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Your monthly profit (in dollars) from selling magazines is given by
P = 2x + √x
where x is the number of magazines you sell in a month. If you are currently selling x = 50 magazines per month, find your profit and your marginal profit. (Round your answers to two
decimal places.)
profit
marginal profit
$ 107.05
50
Interpret your answers.
X
Xper additional magazine
Your current profit is $107.05
X per month, and would increase at a rate of $ 2.07
per additional magazine sold per month.
Transcribed Image Text:Your monthly profit (in dollars) from selling magazines is given by P = 2x + √x where x is the number of magazines you sell in a month. If you are currently selling x = 50 magazines per month, find your profit and your marginal profit. (Round your answers to two decimal places.) profit marginal profit $ 107.05 50 Interpret your answers. X Xper additional magazine Your current profit is $107.05 X per month, and would increase at a rate of $ 2.07 per additional magazine sold per month.
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