The daily profit from the sale of a product is given by P = 32x − 0.2x2 − 200 dollars, where x is the number of units of production. (a) What level of production maximizes profit?   units (b) What is the maximum possible profit?

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The daily profit from the sale of a product is given by P = 32x − 0.2x2 − 200 dollars, where x is the number of units of production.

(a) What level of production maximizes profit?
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(b) What is the maximum possible profit?
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Given that: P(x)=32x-0.2x2-200

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