Thinking Skills: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

214 Unit 5 Advanced problem solving

Selling price per pot ($)

10 12 14 16

Annual production Workers employed Profit ($)

1000 1 –110,100 –108,100 –106,100 –104,100

2000 1 –100,200 –96,200 –92,200 –88,200

3000 1 –90,300 –84,300 –78,300 –72,300

4000 1 –80,400 –72,400 –64,400 –56,400

5000 1 –70,500 –60,500 –50,500 –40,500

6000 2 –80,600 –68,600 –56,600 –44,600

7000 2 –70,700 –56,700 –42,700 –28,700

8000 2 –60,800 –44,800 –28,800 –12,800

9000 2 –50,900 –32,900 –14,900 3100

10,000 2 –41,000 –21,000 –1000 19,000

11,000 3 –51,100 –29,100 –7100 14,900

12,000 3 –41,200 –17,200 6800 30,800

13,000 3 –31,300 –5,300 20,700 46,700

14,000 3 –21,400 6600 34,600 62,600

15,000 3 –11,500 18,500 48,500 78,500

16,000 4 –21,600 10,400 42,400 74,400

17,000 4 –11,700 22,300 56,300 90,300

18,000 4 –1800 34,200 70,200 106,200

19,000 4 8100 46,100 84,100 122,100

20,000 4 18,000 58,000 98,000 138,000