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Athletic Advantage makes athletic shoes for aerobics and running. Their sales manager has determined that their product, P(x), on x pairs of shoes can be found by P(x)= -x^2 + 90x-500. Find the maximum profit that the shoe company can make.

2007-08-30 09:40:03 · 2 answers · asked by Influence 2 in Education & Reference Homework Help

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It has to be fewer than 90 pairs because -(90^2) + (90*90) - 500 = -500 (a negative profit).

I think the answer is $1,525 profit if they make 45 pairs of shoes.

2007-08-30 10:02:29 · answer #1 · answered by Kathryn 6 · 0 0

Seems to me that the more shoes they make, the more profit they make. So infinity....

2007-08-30 09:45:33 · answer #2 · answered by hottotrot1_usa 7 · 0 0

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