A company sells widgets. The amount of profit, y, made by the company, is related to the selling price of each widget, x, by the given equation. Using this equation, find out the maximum amount of profit the company can make, to the nearest dollar. y=-8x^2+242x-1056

The equation is that of a parabola, meaning that the maximum (or sometimes minimum) is 1/2 the sum of the solutions found using the quadratic equation.

y = 0 for the 2 solutions to {-b +/- sqrt[b2 - 4ac]} / 2a, where a = -3, b = 152 and c = -1150 from the equation for y. Plug a, b and c into the quadratic formula to get x = 9.2571 and x = 41.4095 as the 2 solutions.

9.2571 + 41.4095 = 50.6666... and the midpoint is 25.3333...

When x = 25.3333..., y = 775.33333

To the nearest cent, x=25.33 results in a profit of 775.33.

When x=25.25, Y = 775.31

When x=25.4, Y = 775.32

These are both less than 775.33 when x = 25.33.

answer: since the question is talking about growth you have to use the growth formula which is inital amount (1 + growth)^time

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the intial amount is 1200, the growth is 4.8, and the time is 7. plug those numbers into the equation, also i think you have to change 4.8 into a percent. but, i have forgotton how to do that. if this is a online class go on to the lesson.

the answer is c.

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