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PROFIT UNDER A MONOPOLY To produce x units of a particular commodity, a monopolist has a t...

PROFIT UNDER A MONOPOLY To produce x units of a particular commodity, a monopolist has a total cost of

C(x) = 2x2 + 3x + 5

and total revenue of R(x) = xp(x), where p(x)= 5 − 2x is the price at which the x units will be sold. Find the profit function P(x) = R(x) − C(x) and sketch its graph. For what level of production is profit maximized?

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