A line graph shows number of products sold versus profit per product sold in dollars. The x-axis represents number of products sold, ranging from 0 to 500 in increments of 100. The y-axis shows the profit per product sold in dollars ranging from 0 to 40 in increments of 10. A smooth curve is plotted on the graph that passes through the following approximate points left parenthesis 0 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 100 comma 20 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 300 comma 34 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 400 comma 30 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 500 comma 25 right parenthesis.

Question

The given graph represents the relationship between the profit per product sold versus the total number of products sold in a business model. If the total number of products sold increased from 400 to 500 products, will the profit amount per product sold increase, decrease, or remain constant? Enter 1 if the profit amount per product sold will increase. Enter 2 if the profit amount per product sold will decrease. Enter 3 if the profit amount per product sold will remain constant.

Answer 1

To determine what happens to the profit per product sold when the total number of products sold increases from 400 to 500, we can refer to the points given on the curve in the graph.

From the description:

• At 400 products sold, the profit per product sold is approximately $30.
• At 500 products sold, the profit per product sold is approximately $25.

Since the profit per product sold decreases from $30 to $25 when moving from 400 to 500 products sold, the correct answer is:

2 (the profit amount per product sold will decrease).