Question

Dalco manufacturing estimates that its weekly profit, p, in hundreds of dollars, can be approximated by the formula p=-2x^2+8x+2 where x is the number of units produced per weeks in thousands.
a. how many units should the company produce per week to earn the maximum profit?
b. find the maximum weekly profit

Answer 1

You have the find the maximum value of p(x)

Answer 2

do u kno how to differentiate?

Answer 3

p'(x)=0

Answer 4

could you further explain?

Answer 5

oh yeah assuming you can differentiate lol.

Answer 6

whenever the slope of a function is zero it attains max or min values