Solve the problem.A company's monthly sales, in thousands, is given by S(x, y) = 6x0.3y0.4, where x is the amount spent on newspaper advertising per month in thousands of dollars and y is the amount spent on radio advertising per month in thousands of dollars. Suppose the company currently spends $2000 on newspaper advertising per month and $5000 on radio advertising per month. What would be the effect on sales if the company increases the amount spent on newspaper advertising to $3000, while the amount spent on radio advertising remains constant?

Question

A. Sales would increase by $228.98.
B. Sales would increase by $1588.09.
C. Sales would decrease by $158.81.
D. Sales would increase by $1124.96.

Answer 1

Answer: A