9514 1404 393
Answer:
64r -48r -144
Explanation:
The January cost expression is ...
62p -48p -144 -432 = profit
The cost is identified as having 3 components, so the profit will have 4 components:
(selling price)×p - ((cost per unit)×p +(fixed monthly cost)) -(first month startup cost) = profit
Comparing this to the given equation, we identify the components as ...
selling price = 62
cost per unit = 48
fixed monthly cost = 144
first month startup cost = 432
We note that 432 = 3×144, so is consistent with the description of startup costs.
Increasing the selling price by $2 will raise it from 62 to 64. In February, the initial month startup cost disappears, so the profit equation becomes ...
(selling price)×r - ((cost per unit)×r +(fixed monthly cost)) = profit
64r -48r -144 = profit