Question

The graph below shows a company's profit f(x), in dollars, depending on the price of pens x, in dollars, being sold by the company:

Part A: What do the x-intercepts and maximum value of the graph represent? What are the intervals where the function is increasing and decreasing, and what do they represent about the sale and profit? (5 points)

Part B: If at one time the profit of the company was at least $60, what domain could possibly produce this profit? (2 points)

Part C: What is

Answer 1

@iGreen.

Answer 2

HI!!

Answer 3

ok first of all what does the curve represent, the curve represents the output of the function f(x) correct?

Answer 4

the x intercepts tell you where it is zero, i.e. where there is NO profit

Answer 5

the maximum tells you what the maximum profit can be
looks like it is 120 when x = 3

Answer 6

ok just wait patiently while @domisreallytall gives you all the answers, she already gave you one

Answer 7

i mean misty1212 lol

Answer 8

in other words if they charge $3 per pen, they maximize the profit
if they charge 0 they get nothing, and if they charge $6 they get nothing (presumably no one want to pay $6 for their lousy pens)

Answer 9

smh