Question

The production cost of shoes from a company can be modeled using the function p(x) = 20x − 2x2 − 2, where p is the cost in thousands of dollars and x is the number of pairs of shoes manufactured in hundreds. How many pairs of shoes can the company make and keep the production cost at less than $40,000?Select one of the options below as your answer: A. less than 300 or more than 500 B. less than 300 or more than 700 C. more than 500 D. less than 500