It costs c dollars each to manufacture and distribute backpacks. If the backpacks sell at x dollars each, 2a the number sold is given by n = + b(60-x), where a and b are positive constants. What selling X-C price will bring a maximum profit? Express the total profit P in terms of x. P(x) = ...

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It costs c dollars each to manufacture and distribute backpacks. If the backpacks sell at x dollars each,
2a
the number sold is given by n = + b(60-x), where a and b are positive constants. What selling
X-C
price will bring a maximum profit?
Express the total profit P in terms of x.
P(x) =
he
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