A student makes and sells necklaces at the beach during the summer. The material for each necklace costs her $7 and she has been selling about 24 each day at $12 each She has been wondering whether or not to raise the price, so she takes a survey and finds that for every dollar increase she would lose two sales a day. What price chould cho got for the necklaces to rimizo hor profit?

A student makes and sells necklaces at the beach during the summer. The material for each necklace costs her $7 and she has been selling about 24 each day at $12 each She has been wondering whether or not to raise the price, so she takes a survey and finds that for every dollar increase she would lose two sales a day. What price chould cho got for the necklaces to rimizo hor profit?

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A student makes and sells necklaces at the beach during the summer. The material
for each necklace costs her $7 and she has been selling about 24 each day at $12 each.
She has been wondering whether or not to raise the price, so she takes a survey and
finds that for every dollar increase she would lose two sales a day. What price
should she set for the necklaces to maximize her profit?
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