Find the marginal profit for producing x units. (The profit is measured in dollars.) $P = - 2 x ^ { 2 } + 72 x - 145$
A) $- 4 x + 72 \text { dollars }$
B) $4 x + 72 \text { dollars }$
C) $- 4 x - 72 \text { dollars }$
D) $4 x - 72 \text { dollars }$
E) $- 4 + 72 x \text { dollars }$

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The marginal profit is found by taking the derivative of the profit function with respect to x, which gives $-4x + 72$.

Find the Marginal Profit for Producing X Units P=−2x2+72x−145P = - 2 x ^ { 2 } + 72 x - 145P=−2x2+72x−145

Find the Marginal Profit for Producing X Units $P = - 2 x ^ { 2 } + 72 x - 145$