Question

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The manufacturer of a new product developed the following expression to predict the monthly profit, in thousands of dollars, from sales of the product when it is sold at a unit price of x dollars.



What is represented by the zero(s) of the expression?

A. the profit when the unit price is equal to 0
B. the profit when the unit price is greatest
C. the unit price(s) when the profit is equal to 0
D. the unit price(s) when profit is greatest

Answer 1

I think its c but im not sure

Explanation:

Answer 2

Option C is correct .i.e., the unit price(s) when the profit is equal to 0.

Explanation:

Given Expression: -0.5x² + 22x - 224

Given Expression gives monthly profit of the product for unit price of the product that is value of x.

Zero(s) of the expression means the value of variable for which the value of whole expression equals to zero.

So, Option C is correct as whole expression equal to zero means profit equal to zero and value of variable means unit price of product.

Therefore, Option C is correct .i.e., the unit price(s) when the profit is equal to 0.