A manufacturer has determined that an employee with d days of production experience will be able to produce approximately P(d) = 3 + 15( 1 – e–0.2d ) items per day. Graph P(d).
(a) Approximately how many items will a beginning employee be able to produce each day?
(b) How many items will an experienced employee be able to produce each day?
(c) What is the marginal production rate of an employee with 5 days of experience? (What are the units of your answer, and what does this answer mean?)

A camera company's training department determines that after completing the basic training program, a new previously inexperienced employee will be able to assemble Q(t) = 50-30e-0.5t cameras per day t months after the employee starts work on the assembly line. (a) How many cameras can a new employee assemble per day after basic training? (b) How many cameras can an employee with 1 month of experience assemble per day? 6 months experience?

8. Question Details | Previous Answers SullivanCalc1 4.R.061 My Notes Ask Your Teacher A manufacturer has determined that the cost C of producing x items is given by Cx) 300 25x 0.02x2 dollars. Each item can be sold for $76. How many items x should she produce to maximize profit? x items

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