Mathematical Applications for the Management, Life, and Social Sciences
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ISBN: 9781305108042
Author: Ronald J. Harshbarger, James J. Reynolds
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 10.4, Problem 13E
News impact Suppose that the percent p (as a decimal) of people who could correctly identify two of eight defendants in a drug case t days after their trial began is given by
Find the number of days before the percent is maximized and find the maximum percent.
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Mathematical Applications for the Management, Life, and Social Sciences
Ch. 10.1 - 1. The x- values of critical points are found...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 2CPCh. 10.1 - Prob. 3CPCh. 10.1 - Prob. 4CPCh. 10.1 - In Problems 1 and 2, use the indicated points on...Ch. 10.1 - In Problems 1 and 2, use the indicated points on...Ch. 10.1 - 3. Use the graph of in Problem 1 to identify at...Ch. 10.1 - 4. Use the graph of in Problem 2 to identify at...Ch. 10.1 - In Problems 5 and 6, use the sign diagram for to...Ch. 10.1 - In Problems 5 and 6, use the sign diagram for to...
Ch. 10.1 - In Problems 7-10, (a) find the critical values of...Ch. 10.1 - In Problems 7-10, (a) find the critical values of...Ch. 10.1 - In Problems 7-10, (a) find the critical values of...Ch. 10.1 - In Problems 7-10, (a) find the critical values of...Ch. 10.1 - For each function and graph in Problems 11-14
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(b)...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 19ECh. 10.1 - Prob. 20ECh. 10.1 - Prob. 21ECh. 10.1 - For each function and graph in Problems 21-24
(a)...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 23ECh. 10.1 - Prob. 24ECh. 10.1 - For each function in Problems 25-30, find the...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 26ECh. 10.1 - Prob. 27ECh. 10.1 - For each function in Problems 25-30, find the...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 29ECh. 10.1 - Prob. 30ECh. 10.1 - Prob. 31ECh. 10.1 - Prob. 32ECh. 10.1 - Prob. 33ECh. 10.1 - In Problems 31-36, both a function and its...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 35ECh. 10.1 - In Problems 31-36, both a function and its...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 37ECh. 10.1 - Prob. 38ECh. 10.1 - Prob. 39ECh. 10.1 - Prob. 40ECh. 10.1 - Prob. 41ECh. 10.1 - Prob. 42ECh. 10.1 - Prob. 43ECh. 10.1 - Prob. 44ECh. 10.1 - Prob. 45ECh. 10.1 - In each of Problems 43-46, a graph of is given....Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 47ECh. 10.1 - Prob. 48ECh. 10.1 - 49. Advertising and sales Suppose that the daily...Ch. 10.1 - 50. Pricing and sales Suppose that a chain of auto...Ch. 10.1 - 51. Productivity A time study showed that, on...Ch. 10.1 - 52. Production Analysis of daily output of a...Ch. 10.1 - 53. Production costs Suppose that the average...Ch. 10.1 - 54. Average costs Suppose the average costs of a...Ch. 10.1 - 55. Marginal revenue Suppose the weekly marginal...Ch. 10.1 - 56. Earnings Suppose that the rate of change of...Ch. 10.1 - 57. Revenue The weekly revenue of a certain...Ch. 10.1 - 58. Medication Suppose that the concentration C of...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 59ECh. 10.1 - 60. Medication The number of milligrams x of a...Ch. 10.1 - 61. Worldwide cell phone subscriberships In 2013,...Ch. 10.1 - 62. Economic dependency ratio The economic...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 63ECh. 10.1 - 64. Modeling Energy from crude oil The table shows...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 65ECh. 10.2 - 1. If then is concave__________.
Ch. 10.2 - 2. At what value of x does the graph have a point...Ch. 10.2 - 3. On the graph below, locate any points of...Ch. 10.2 - 4. Determine whether the following is true or...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 1ECh. 10.2 - Prob. 2ECh. 10.2 - In Problems 5-10, use the indicated x-values on...Ch. 10.2 - In Problems 5-10, use the indicated x-values on...Ch. 10.2 - In Problems 5-10, use the indicated x-values on...Ch. 10.2 - In Problems 5-10, use the indicated x-values on...Ch. 10.2 - In Problems 5-10, use the indicated x-values on...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 8ECh. 10.2 - Prob. 9ECh. 10.2 - Prob. 10ECh. 10.2 - In Problems 11-14, a function and its graph are...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 12ECh. 10.2 - Prob. 13ECh. 10.2 - Prob. 14ECh. 10.2 - Prob. 15ECh. 10.2 - Prob. 16ECh. 10.2 - Find the relative maxima, relative minima, and...Ch. 10.2 - Find the relative maxima, relative minima, and...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 19ECh. 10.2 - Prob. 20ECh. 10.2 - Prob. 21ECh. 10.2 - Prob. 22ECh. 10.2 - Prob. 23ECh. 10.2 - Prob. 24ECh. 10.2 - Prob. 25ECh. 10.2 - Prob. 26ECh. 10.2 - In Problems 29 and 30, use the graph shown in the...Ch. 10.2 - In Problems 29 and 30, use the graph shown in the...Ch. 10.2 - In Problems 31 and 32, a graph is given. Tell...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 30ECh. 10.2 - Prob. 31ECh. 10.2 - Prob. 32ECh. 10.2 - Prob. 33ECh. 10.2 - Prob. 34ECh. 10.2 - 37. Production Suppose that the total number of...Ch. 10.2 - 38. Poiscuille's law—velocity of blood According...Ch. 10.2 - 39. Advertising and sales—diminishing returns...Ch. 10.2 - 40. Oxygen purity—diminishing returns Suppose that...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 39ECh. 10.3 - 1. True or false: If is the total revenue...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 2CPCh. 10.3 - Prob. 3CPCh. 10.3 - Prob. 4CPCh. 10.3 - Prob. 1ECh. 10.3 - Prob. 2ECh. 10.3 - In Problems 1-6, find the absolute maxima and...Ch. 10.3 - 7. (a) If the total revenue function for a hammer...Ch. 10.3 - 8. (a) If the total revenue function for a blender...Ch. 10.3 - 9. If the total revenue function for a computer is...Ch. 10.3 - 10. A firm has total revenues given by
for x...Ch. 10.3 - 11. An agency charges $100 per person for a trip...Ch. 10.3 - 12. A company handles an apartment building with...Ch. 10.3 - 13. A cable TV company has 4000 customers paying...Ch. 10.3 - 14. If club members charge $5 admission to a...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 13ECh. 10.3 - 16. For the revenue function given by
(a) find...Ch. 10.3 - 17. If the total cost function for a lamp is ...Ch. 10.3 - 18. If the total cost function for a product is ...Ch. 10.3 - 19. If the total cost function for a product is ...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 18ECh. 10.3 - 21. If the total cost function for a product is ...Ch. 10.3 - 22. If the total cost function for a product is ...Ch. 10.3 - 23. For the cost function , show that average...Ch. 10.3 - 24. For the cost function , show that average...Ch. 10.3 - The graphs in Problems 25 and 26 show total cost...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 24ECh. 10.3 - 27. If the profit function for a product is ...Ch. 10.3 - 28. If the profit function for a commodity is ...Ch. 10.3 - 29. A manufacturer estimates that its product can...Ch. 10.3 - 30. A product can be produced at a total cost ...Ch. 10.3 - 31. A firm can produce only 1000 units per month....Ch. 10.3 - 32. A firm can produce 100 units per week. If its...Ch. 10.3 - 33. A company handles an apartment building with...Ch. 10.3 - 34. A travel agency will plan a tour for groups of...Ch. 10.3 - 35. A firm has monthly average costs, in dollars,...Ch. 10.3 - 36. A small business has weekly average costs, in...Ch. 10.3 - 37. The weekly demand function for x units of a...Ch. 10.3 - 38. The monthly demand function for x units of a...Ch. 10.3 - 39. The monthly demand function for a product sold...Ch. 10.3 - 40. The monthly demand function for x units of a...Ch. 10.3 - 41. An industry with a monopoly on a product has...Ch. 10.3 - 42. A large corporation with monopolistic control...Ch. 10.3 - 43. Coastal Soda Sales has been granted exclusive...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 47ECh. 10.3 - Prob. 48ECh. 10.3 - Prob. 49ECh. 10.4 - Suppose we want to find the minimum value of and...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 2CPCh. 10.4 - Prob. 3CPCh. 10.4 - 1. Return to sales The manufacturer of GRIPPER...Ch. 10.4 - 2. Projectiles A ball thrown into the air from a...Ch. 10.4 - 3. Profit The profit per acre from a grove of...Ch. 10.4 - 4. Reaction rates The velocity v of an...Ch. 10.4 - 5. Productivity Analysis of daily output of a...Ch. 10.4 - 6. Productivity A time study showed that, on...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 7ECh. 10.4 - 8. Production costs Suppose that the monthly cost...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 9ECh. 10.4 - Medication For Problems 9 and 10, consider that...Ch. 10.4 - 11. Advertising and sales An inferior product with...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 12ECh. 10.4 - 13. News impact Suppose that the percent p (as a...Ch. 10.4 - 14. Candidate recognition Suppose that in an...Ch. 10.4 - 15. Minimum fence Two equal rectangular lots are...Ch. 10.4 - 16. Minimum fence The running yard for a dog...Ch. 10.4 - Minimum cost A rectangular field with one side...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 18ECh. 10.4 - 19. Optimization at a fixed cost A rectangular...Ch. 10.4 - Minimum cost A kennel of 640 square feet is to be...Ch. 10.4 - Minimum cost The base of a rectangular box is to...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 22ECh. 10.4 - 23. Inventory cost model Suppose that a company...Ch. 10.4 - Inventory cost model Suppose that a company needs...Ch. 10.4 - Inventory cost model A company needs 150,000 items...Ch. 10.4 - Inventory cost model A company needs 450,000 items...Ch. 10.4 - 27. Volume A rectangular box with a square base is...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 28ECh. 10.4 - 29. Revenue The owner of an orange grove must...Ch. 10.4 - 30. Minimum material
(a) A box with an open top...Ch. 10.4 - 31. Minimum cost A printer has a contract to print...Ch. 10.4 - 32. Shortest time A vacationer on an island 8...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 33ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 1CPCh. 10.5 - Prob. 2CPCh. 10.5 - In Problems 1-4, a function and its graph are...Ch. 10.5 - Prob. 2ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 3ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 4ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 5ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 6ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 7ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 8ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 9ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 10ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 11ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 12ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 13ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 14ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 15ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 16ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 17ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 18ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 19ECh. 10.5 - In Problems 19-24, a function and its first and...Ch. 10.5 - Prob. 21ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 22ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 23ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 24ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 25ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 26ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 27ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 28ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 29ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 30ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 31ECh. 10.5 - For each function in Problems 29-34, complete the...Ch. 10.5 - Prob. 33ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 34ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 35ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 36ECh. 10.5 - 37. Revenue A recently released film has its...Ch. 10.5 - Prob. 38ECh. 10.5 - Prob. 39ECh. 10.5 - 40. Profit An entrepreneur starts new companies...Ch. 10.5 - 41. Productivity The figure is a typical graph of...Ch. 10.5 - Prob. 42ECh. 10.5 - 43. Females in the workforce For selected years...Ch. 10 - In Problems 1-4, find all critical points and...Ch. 10 - Prob. 2RECh. 10 - Prob. 3RECh. 10 - Prob. 4RECh. 10 - Prob. 5RECh. 10 - Prob. 6RECh. 10 - Prob. 7RECh. 10 - Prob. 8RECh. 10 - Prob. 9RECh. 10 - Prob. 10RECh. 10 - Prob. 11RECh. 10 - Prob. 12RECh. 10 - Prob. 13RECh. 10 - Prob. 14RECh. 10 - Prob. 15RECh. 10 - Prob. 16RECh. 10 - Prob. 17RECh. 10 - Prob. 18RECh. 10 - Prob. 19RECh. 10 - Prob. 20RECh. 10 - Prob. 21RECh. 10 - Prob. 22RECh. 10 - Prob. 23RECh. 10 - Prob. 24RECh. 10 - Prob. 25RECh. 10 - Prob. 26RECh. 10 - Prob. 27RECh. 10 - Prob. 28RECh. 10 - Prob. 29RECh. 10 - Prob. 30RECh. 10 - Prob. 31RECh. 10 - Prob. 32RECh. 10 - Prob. 33RECh. 10 - Prob. 34RECh. 10 - Prob. 35RECh. 10 - Prob. 36RECh. 10 - Prob. 37RECh. 10 - 38. Productivity—diminishing returns Suppose the...Ch. 10 - Prob. 39RECh. 10 - Prob. 40RECh. 10 - Prob. 41RECh. 10 - Prob. 42RECh. 10 - Prob. 43RECh. 10 - Prob. 44RECh. 10 - 45. Reaction to a drug The reaction R to an...Ch. 10 - Prob. 46RECh. 10 - 47. Population Population estimates show that the...Ch. 10 - Prob. 48RECh. 10 - 49. Product design A playpen manufacturer wants to...Ch. 10 - Prob. 50RECh. 10 - Prob. 51RECh. 10 - Prob. 52RECh. 10 - 53. Inventory cost model A company needs to...Ch. 10 - Prob. 54RECh. 10 - Prob. 55RECh. 10 - Prob. 1TCh. 10 - Prob. 2TCh. 10 - Prob. 3TCh. 10 - Prob. 4TCh. 10 - Prob. 5TCh. 10 - Prob. 6TCh. 10 - Prob. 7TCh. 10 - Prob. 8TCh. 10 - 9. Use the following graph of y = f(x) and the...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10TCh. 10 - Prob. 11TCh. 10 - Prob. 12TCh. 10 - 13. The revenue function for a product is dollars...Ch. 10 - Prob. 14TCh. 10 - 15. A firm sells 100 TVs per month at $300 each,...Ch. 10 - 16. An open-top box is made by cutting squares...Ch. 10 - Prob. 17T
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