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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §3.2 Maximum and Minimum Problems, #33 · Calculus · Optimization

Find … to maximize the profit

, we make and sell x pizzas. The income is R(x) = ax + bx2 and the cost is C(x) = c + dx + ex2.

Find $x$ to maximize the profit $Π (x)$ . At that $x$ the marginal profit is $d Π/ d x =$ ____.

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §3.2 Maximum and Minimum Problems, #33

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