TASK CARD #1

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TASK CARD #2

A baker has modeled the monthly

operating costs for making wedding cakes
1
y x 2 12 x 150
2
by the function
where y is
the total cost in dollars and x is the
number of cakes prepared. How many
cakes should be prepared to yield the
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minimum operating cost?

TASK CARD #3

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TASK CARD #4
The profits of Mr. Unlucky's company can be represented by the equation

y 3 x 2 18 x 4
where y is the amount of profit in hundreds of thousands of
dollars and x is the number of years of operation. He realizes
his company is on the
downturn and wishes to sell before he ends up in debt.
a)

When will Unlucky's business show the maximum profit?

b)

What is the maximum profit?

c)
At what time will it be too late to sell his business? (When will he start losi
ng money?)

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