Problema Solution

The daily profit in dollars of a specialty cake shop is described by the function P(x) = -6x2 + 252x - 1920, where x is the number of cakes prepared in one day. How many cakes are prepared per day if the company has a daily profit of zero dollars?

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we need to find such x so that P(x) = 0 that is


-6x^2 + 252x - 1920 = 0


by solving the quadratic equation we find 2 roots


x1 = 10


x2 = 32


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the daily profit is zero if the company produces 10 cakes or 32 cakes.