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The profit (in thousands of dollars) of a company is represented as P=−5x2+1,000x+5,000%0D%0A%0D%0A=%0D%0A−%0D%0A5%0D%0A%0D%0A2%0D%0A+%0D%0A1%0D%0A,%0D%0A000%0D%0A%0D%0A+%0D%0A5%0D%0A,%0D%0A000%0D%0A, where P%0D%0A%0D%0A represents the profit and x represents the amount spent on marketing (in thousands of dollars). How much spending in the thousands will be directed toward marketing to achieve the maximum profit?
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The correct answer is 100
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To find the amount of spending on marketing that will achieve the maximum profit, we need to determine the value of x that corresponds to the maximum value of the profit function P.
The profit function is given by P = -5x^2 + 1,000x + 5,000.
This is a quadratic equation in the form of ax^2 + bx + c, where a = -5, b = 1,000, and c = 5,000.
The x-coordinate of the vertex of a quadratic function in standard form, ax^2 + bx + c, is given by x = -b/2a.
In this case, x = -1,000/(2*-5) = -1,000/-10 = 100.
Therefore, spending $100,000 in marketing (in thousands of dollars) will achieve the maximum profit.
The profit function is given by P = -5x^2 + 1,000x + 5,000.
This is a quadratic equation in the form of ax^2 + bx + c, where a = -5, b = 1,000, and c = 5,000.
The x-coordinate of the vertex of a quadratic function in standard form, ax^2 + bx + c, is given by x = -b/2a.
In this case, x = -1,000/(2*-5) = -1,000/-10 = 100.
Therefore, spending $100,000 in marketing (in thousands of dollars) will achieve the maximum profit.
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