A small business can produce a maximum of 46 of its product per month and sell them for $7 each. The variable costs are $2 per unit and fixed costs are $175 per month. a) Find the revenue function. R(x) = b) Find the cost function. C(x) = c) Calculate the number of items needed to be sold per month to break-even.

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A small business can produce a maximum of 46 of its product per month and sell them for $7
each. The variable costs are $2 per unit and fixed costs are $175 per month.
a) Find the revenue function.
R(x) =
b) Find the cost function.
C(x) =
c) Calculate the number of items needed to be sold per month to break-even.
d) Calculate the revenue at the break-even (round off to the nearest cent).
$
e) Plot the revenue and cost functions.
400
300
Revenue/Cost($)
Transcribed Image Text:A small business can produce a maximum of 46 of its product per month and sell them for $7 each. The variable costs are $2 per unit and fixed costs are $175 per month. a) Find the revenue function. R(x) = b) Find the cost function. C(x) = c) Calculate the number of items needed to be sold per month to break-even. d) Calculate the revenue at the break-even (round off to the nearest cent). $ e) Plot the revenue and cost functions. 400 300 Revenue/Cost($)
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