The Audubon Society at Enormous State University (ESU) is
planning its annual fund-raising "Eat-a-thon." The society will
charge students 54¢ per serving of pasta. The only
expenses the society will incur are the cost of the pasta,
estimated at 20¢ per serving, and the $340 cost
of renting the facility for the evening.
(a) Write down the associated cost
function C(x) in dollars.
C(x) =
Write down the revenue function R(x) in
dollars.
R(x) =
Write down the profit function P(x) in
dollars.
P(x) =
(b) How many servings of pasta must the Audubon Society sell in
order to break even?
servings
(c) What profit (or loss) results from the sale of 1,500 servings
of pasta?
$