3. BUSINESS Saini Sprinkler Company installs irrigation systems. To track monthly costs C and revenues R, they use the following functions, where x is the number of systems they install.R(x)=8x2+12x+4C(x)=7x2+20x−12The monthly profit can be found by subtracting cost from revenue.P(x)=R(x)−C(x)Find a function to project monthly profit and use it to find the break-even point where the profit is zero.
Q. 3. BUSINESS Saini Sprinkler Company installs irrigation systems. To track monthly costs C and revenues R, they use the following functions, where x is the number of systems they install.R(x)=8x2+12x+4C(x)=7x2+20x−12The monthly profit can be found by subtracting cost from revenue.P(x)=R(x)−C(x)Find a function to project monthly profit and use it to find the break-even point where the profit is zero.
Write Revenue and Cost Functions: Write down the revenue function R(x) and the cost function C(x).R(x)=8x2+12x+4C(x)=7x2+20x−12
Subtract to Find Profit Function: Subtract the cost function C(x) from the revenue function R(x) to get the profit function P(x).P(x)=R(x)−C(x)P(x)=(8x2+12x+4)−(7x2+20x−12)
Simplify Profit Function: Simplify the profit function P(x) by combining like terms.P(x)=8x2+12x+4−7x2−20x+12P(x)=x2−8x+16
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