Question

Betty sets up a lemonade stand and charges $1 per glass. It cost her $50 to set up the stand. Which function gives the profit, p, she makes by selling g glasses of lemonade? The number of glasses of lemonade, g, that Betty needs to sell to make a profit, p, if the setup cost her $50 is given by the function p(g) = .

Answer 1

50 is the answer

Explanation:

Answer 2

p = g - 50

Explanation:

profit = income - expenses

income = 1 * g = g

expenses = $50

p = g - 50

If g = 50, then

p = 50 - 50 = 0

If she sells 50 glasses of lemonade, she breaks even. That means she makes no profit, but also she loses nothing.

If she sells more than 50 glasses, then she makes a profit.