Suppose the wholesale price of a certain brand of medium-sized eggs p (in dollars/carton) is related to the weekly supply x (in thousands of cartons) by the equation . If 23,000 cartons of eggs are available at the beginning of a certain week and the supply is falling at the rate of 800 cartons/week, at what rate is the wholesale price changing? (Hint: To find the value of p when , solve the supply equation for p when ).
A)Increasing at the rate of
B)Increasing at the rate of
C)Dropping at the rate of
D)Dropping at the rate of
E)Dropping at the rate of

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Suppose the wholesale price of a certain brand of medium-sized eggs p (in dollars/carton) is related to the weekly supply x (in thousands of cartons) by the equation  . If 23,000 cartons of eggs are available at the beginning of a certain week and the supply is falling at the rate of 800 cartons/week, at what rate is the wholesale price changing? (Hint: To find the value of p when  , solve the supply equation for p when  ).
A)Increasing at the rate of 
B)Increasing at the rate of 
C)Dropping at the rate of 
D)Dropping at the rate of 
E)Dropping at the rate of

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The Answer of Suppose the wholesale price of a certain brand of medium-sized eggs p (in dollars/carton) is related to the weekly supply x (in thousands of cartons) by the equation  . If 23,000 cartons of eggs are available at the beginning of a certain week and the supply is falling at the rate of 800 cartons/week, at what rate is the wholesale price changing? (Hint: To find the value of p when  , solve the supply equation for p when  ).
A)Increasing at the rate of 
B)Increasing at the rate of 
C)Dropping at the rate of 
D)Dropping at the rate of 
E)Dropping at the rate of

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