Question

You were named District Manager of the Month at BeBop Records due to a hiring study you conducted. Your study showed that each of 30 salespersons that you supervise average $50,000 in sales each month. Your study also showed that for each new salesperson hired, the average monthly sales would decrease $1,000.

You presented this study to the company's CEO. What is the maximum average sales the company can expect with all it's salespersons?

Hint: Let x represent the number of new salespeople.

Total monthly sales = (number of salespersons)(average monthly sales each)

Answer 1

Total monthly sales = (number of salespersons)(average monthly sales each)
= (30 + x)(50,000 - x)

Answer 2

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Answer 3

it also comes with answer choices did you want me to show them ?

Answer 4

i'm not so sure about this...

Answer 5

I'm very sorry, I don't know your answer since I'm not good with financial mathematics

Answer 6

The product of consecutive odd integers is 575. What is the largest integer?

here's the other one I'm stuck on

Answer 7

here we can write this equation:
\[\Large \left( {2n - 1} \right)\left( {2n + 1} \right) = 575\]
since 2n-1 and 2n+1 are two consecutive odd numbers

Answer 8

so, after a simplification at left side, we get:
\[\Large 4{n^2} - 1 = 575\]

Answer 9

please continue

Answer 10

hint:
you have to solve that equation for n

Answer 11

do would I use 2 ?

Answer 12

i got 15

Answer 13

hint:
\[\Large {n^2} = \frac{{576}}{4}\]

Answer 14

what is n?

Answer 15

I'm still working out the problem

Answer 16

144

Answer 17

wait sorry

Answer 18

143+3/4

Answer 19

n^2=144, and n?

Answer 20

sorry i got it n=12

Answer 21

that's right!
so, what is:
2*n+1=...?

Answer 22

25

Answer 23

correct! the 2 numbers are:
23, and 25

Answer 24

so do I put in 25 ?

Answer 25

yes! 25

Answer 26

okay