The wholesale price in dollars of one pound of ground beef is modeled by the function f

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The wholesale price in dollars of one pound of ground beef is modeled by the function f (t) = 3.08 + .57t - .1t2 + .01t3, where t is measured in years from January 1, 2010.

(a) Estimate the price in 2011 and find the rate in dollars per year at which the price was rising in 2011.

(b) What is the percentage rate of increase of the price of one pound of beef in 2011?

(c) Answer parts (a) and (b) for the year 2016.

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Calculus And Its Applications

ISBN: 9780134437774

14th Edition

Authors: Larry Goldstein, David Lay, David Schneider, Nakhle Asmar

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