Answer:
(a)Revenue function,
Marginal Revenue function, R'(x)=580-2x
(b)Fixed cost =900
.
Marginal Cost Function=300+50x
(c)Profit,
(d)x=4
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Part A
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Price Function
The revenue function

The marginal revenue function

<u>Part B
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<u>(Fixed Cost)</u>
The total cost function of the company is given by 
We expand the expression

Therefore, the fixed cost is 900
.
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Marginal Cost Function</u>
If 
Marginal Cost Function, 
<u>Part C
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<u>Profit Function
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Profit=Revenue -Total cost

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Part D
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To maximize profit, we find the derivative of the profit function, equate it to zero and solve for x.

The number of cakes that maximizes profit is 4.
Because ratios can be written as fractions

172 =

172 -

=

76.44 mulch = x amount of gravel = 172
Gravel = 172 - 76.44
= 95.56
recalling that d = rt, distance = rate * time.
we know Hector is going at 12 mph, and he has already covered 18 miles, how long has he been biking already?

so Hector has been biking for those 18 miles for 3/2 of an hour, namely and hour and a half already.
then Wanda kicks in, rolling like a lightning at 16mph.
let's say the "meet" at the same distance "d" at "t" hours after Wanda entered, so that means that Wanda has been traveling for "t" hours, but Hector has been traveling for "t + (3/2)" because he had been biking before Wanda.
the distance both have travelled is the same "d" miles, reason why they "meet", same distance.
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