Khaliq produces and sells toy cars. The material for each car costs him $4. He has been selling them for $8 each and averaging s

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Khaliq produces and sells toy cars. The material for each car costs him $4. He has been selling them for $8 each and averaging s

ales of 40 per week. He has been told by Kiarash that he could charge more but has found that for each $0.50 increase in price, he would lose 4 sales each week. How much should Khaliq charge per car in order to have the greatest profit? What is the greatest
profit?

Mathematics

1 answer:

mylen [45] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-19T17:32:26+03:00

mylen [45]3 years ago

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Answer:

He should charge 8.50 for each car for a profit of 162 dollars.

Step-by-step explanation:

Plot y = (x - 4)(40 - 8(x - 8)) on a graphing calculator such as desmos