The cost equation for a cookie store is given by C(x) =x3– 6x2+ 250, where x is the
number of cookies made (in dozens) and C(x) is the cost in dollars. Use the first–derivative
test to find when relative extrema occur.
If f(x) =x3–6x2– 15x– 7, determine the intervals on which f is increasing and the
intervals on which f is decreasing.
If y= 3x4– 6x2, use the second–derivative test to find all values of x for which (a) relative
maxima occur (b) relative minima occur.
A cable TV company has 200 customers paying $10 each month. For each $1 reduction in
price, the company attracts 50 more customers. Find the price that yields maximum
revenue.
Find two positive numbers whose product is 25 and whose sum is a minimum.
The revenue equation for a company is given by R(x) = 84.375x– 0.5x3. Determine when
relative extrema occur on the interval (0, ).
A manufacturer found that the total cost c of producing q units of a product is given by
c= 0.02q2+ 2q+ 800. At what level of production will average cost be a minimum?
Find two numbers whose sum is 30 and whose product is a maximum.
A new movie has its monthly revenue given by R(x) =70x
x2+ 100 where x is the number of
days after its release and R is in millions of dollars. Find the relative extrema and use this
information to determine which day will bring the greatest revenue.