Chapter 1.2, Problem 26E

To determine

To calculate: The hourly profit P that must be earned by operating a McDonnell Douglas DC $10-10$ as a function of number of passengers x and the minimum number of passengers that must be carry to make a profit, where the operating cost of DC $10-10$ is estimated to be $\$3885$ per hour for up to $295$ passengers. The fare of airline for each passenger is $\$100$ per hour of flight.