Solve the problem.
-The productivity of a petroleum company is given approximately by the function where x is the utilization of labor and y is the utilization of capital. If the company uses 1200 units of labor and 2100 units
Of capital, how many units of petroleum will be produced? Round to the nearest whole unit.
A) 150,000 units
B) 175,174 units
C) 105,074 units
D) 117,517 units

Question

Solve the problem.
-The productivity of a petroleum company is given approximately by the function  where x is the utilization of labor and y is the utilization of capital. If the company uses 1200 units of labor and 2100 units
Of capital, how many units of petroleum will be produced? Round to the nearest whole unit.
A) 150,000 units 
B) 175,174 units 
C) 105,074 units 
D) 117,517 units

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Plug in x = 1200 and y = 2100 into the given function:

11ebb6d7_4896_8569_b437_43afe915e408_TB8593_11 = 150 + (1200^0.4)(2100^0.6)

Simplifying, we get:

11ebb6d7_4896_8569_b437_43afe915e408_TB8593_11 = 150 + 117,517.41

Rounding to the nearest whole unit, the answer is 117,517 units. Therefore, the correct choice is D.

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