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A clothing business finds there is a linear relationship between the number of hats, X, it can sell and the price, P, it can charge per hat. Historical data shows that 1,500 hats can be sold at a price of $40, while 2,000 hats can be sold at a price of $30. Find a linear equation in the form P(X) = bX + a that gives the price P they can charge for X hats P(X) = -1/50X + 70 1.
If they gave away the hats for free, how many hats will people take away?
P (0) = -1/50*X + 70. X = 3500. A. 3500 hats
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How much must they reduce the price of the hats in order to sell an additional hat?
P (X + 1) – P(X) = -1/50(X+1) +70-(-1/50X + 70) = -0,02 A. -$0.02
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How many hats can be sold at a price of $25 per hat?
25 = -1/50*X + 70 X = 2250
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Use MS-Excel to plot a graph of the Demand Curve for hats.
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Y=-1/50X+70
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A car rental company offers two plans for renting a car. Plan A: $30 per day and $0.18 per mile.
Plan B: $50 per day with free unlimited mileage How many miles would you need to drive for plan B to s
ave you money?
f(x)=0.18x+30
g(x)=50
0.18x+30 = 50 x=111.11 A. $111.11
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For the following exercises, use the median home values in Mississippi and Hawaii (adjusted for inflation) shown in Table 1
. Assume that the house values are changing linearly.
Table 1 (Median Home Values)
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Mississippi
Hawaii
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$25,200
$74,400
2000
$71,400
$272,700
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In which state have home values increased at a higher rate?
Mississippi: (71,400 – 25,200)/50 = 924
Hawaii : (272,700 – 74400)/50 = 3,966
A.
Hawaii
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If these trends were to continue, what would be the median home value in Mississippi in 2010?
f (10) = 924*(10) + 71,400 = 80,640. 4.
A phone company charges for service according to the formula: C(n) = 21 + 0.08n, where n is the
number of minutes talked, and C(n) is the monthly charge, in dollars.
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What is the fixed charge, even if you do not talk on your phone?
A.
21.
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How much are you charged for each minute of talk time (Rate of Change in total charges)?
a.
0.08
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What is the total charge, if you talked for 300 minutes on the phone?
C(300) = 21 + 0.08*300 = 45 A. 45
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Use the MS-Excel graphing tool to Graph the Function C(n) = 21 + .08n for values of n from 50 to 500, in increments of 25.
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y=21+0.08x
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