Problema Solution

the profit (p) in dollar, for a company is modeled by the function p(x)=-750x^2+15,000, where x is the number of items produced. For which values of x will the company lose money

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the company will lose money when the profit is negative that is:


p(x) < 0


-750x^2+15,000 < 0


20 - x^2 < 0


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for x >= 5 the company will lose money.