Laura owns and operates Aunt Linda's Pecan Pies. She has learned that her profits, P(x), from the sale of x cases of pies, are given by P(x) = -x^2 + 14x + 51.
a. The company will "break-even" when the profit is zero. How many cases of pies should Laura sell in order to break-even? (Solve for x when P(x) = 0.)
2 answers
just use the quadratic formula, as usual.
x=17 or x=-3