Question

If the profit is the difference between the revenue and the cost, what expression represents the profit? 3x – 260 3x + 140 5x – 260 5x + 140

Answer 1

Answer:

$P =5x-260$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$R = 3x^2 + 4x - 60$ --- Revenue

$C = 3x^2 - x + 200$ --- Cost

Required

The expression for profit (P)

This is calculated as:

$P =R - C$

So, we have:

$P =3x^2 + 4x - 60 - (3x^2 -x+200)$

Open bracket

$P =3x^2 + 4x - 60 - 3x^2 +x-200$

Collect like terms

$P =3x^2 - 3x^2+ 4x +x- 60-200$

$P =5x-260$