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Advertising Effect. A wholesale garden center estimates that it will sell N units of a bas...

Advertising Effect. A wholesale garden center estimates that it will sell N units of a basket of three potted amaryllises after spending a dollars on advertising, where

N(a) = − a2 + 300a + 6, 0 ≤ a ≤ 300,

and a is measured in thousands of dollars.

a) Graph the function using a graphing calculator.


b) Use the MAXIMUM feature to find the relative maximum.


c) For what advertising expenditure will the greatest number of baskets be sold? How many baskets will be sold for that amount?

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