An entrepreneur estimates his total profit (total revenue minus total cost) for his proposed company as p(x) = x3 − 4x2 + 5x − 20, where p is in hundreds of dollars and x is number of years the company has been in business. In which year (x) will the entrepreneur break even?

year 1
year 2
year 3
year 4

Question

An entrepreneur estimates his total profit (total revenue minus total cost) for his proposed company as p(x) = x3 − 4x2 + 5x − 20, where p is in hundreds of dollars and x is number of years the company has been in business. In which year (x) will the entrepreneur break even?

year 1
year 2
year 3
year 4

ironhide · Answer

Never mind, the answer is year 4.