Answer:
(a) 40
(b) 15% per week, to the nearest percent.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
old production,
P(w) = 230(1.1^w)
(a) At week 0, w=0, so
P(0) = 230(1.1^0) = 230
Difference (old - new) = 230-190 = 40
(b) about 15% per week
(c) from the 4th week on
approximate growth rate of new factory
N(w) = 190(R^w)
we know
w=0, N(0) = 190
w=7, N(7) = 505
so R=(505/190)^(1/7) = 1.1499 = 1.15 approx.
(c)
The old production tabulated:
w P(w) New
0 230 190
1 253 220
2 278 252
3 306 290
4 337 337
5 370 380
6 407 440
7 448 505
So we see that at the end of the 4th week, the two productions match, and new factory begins to exceed old production.
