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Estimate the rate at which the total personal income is rising. The population is 961,400 and it increases by 9,200 people per year. The average annual income is 30,593 dollars per capita, and this increases by 1,400 dollars per year.

 

Using the product rule, estimate the rate at which the total personal income rises. Please help. I don't even know where to begin.

 Feb 20, 2016

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Estimate the rate at which the total personal income is rising. The population is 961,400 and it increases by 9,200 people per year. The average annual income is 30,593 dollars per capita, and this increases by 1,400 dollars per year.

 

Using the product rule, estimate the rate at which the total personal income rises. Please help. I don't even know where to begin.

 

$30,593 X 961,400 =$29,412,110,200 Total annual income for entire population.

$1,400 X 961,400 =$1,345,960,000 Expected annual income increase for entire population

$29,412,110,200 + $1,345,960,000 =$30,758,070,200 Annual income after expected increase.

961,400 + 9,200 =970,600 Total population after expected increase. Therefore,

$30,758,070,200 / 970,600 =$31,689.75 Expected average annual income after increase.

$31,689.75/$30,593.00=1.0358 - 1 =.0358 X 100 =3.58% Estimate of the rate at which income will rise for the entire population.

 Feb 20, 2016
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Estimate the rate at which the total personal income is rising. The population is 961,400 and it increases by 9,200 people per year. The average annual income is 30,593 dollars per capita, and this increases by 1,400 dollars per year.

 

Using the product rule, estimate the rate at which the total personal income rises. Please help. I don't even know where to begin.

 

$30,593 X 961,400 =$29,412,110,200 Total annual income for entire population.

$1,400 X 961,400 =$1,345,960,000 Expected annual income increase for entire population

$29,412,110,200 + $1,345,960,000 =$30,758,070,200 Annual income after expected increase.

961,400 + 9,200 =970,600 Total population after expected increase. Therefore,

$30,758,070,200 / 970,600 =$31,689.75 Expected average annual income after increase.

$31,689.75/$30,593.00=1.0358 - 1 =.0358 X 100 =3.58% Estimate of the rate at which income will rise for the entire population.

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I'm not sure that this answer is right (at least in the terms that OP was reffering to). The product rule for derrivatives is 

 

derivative of fg = fg' + f'g

 

I *think* the two functions given in the equation would be:

p(t) = 961400+9200t

a(x) = 30593+1400t

 

p'(t) = 9200

a'(t) = 1400

 

so the derivative of pa is = pa' + p'a

gretzu  Feb 20, 2016
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So, in response to my previous post.. I was on the right track.

 

(1400)(961400)+(30593)(9200)

 

which equals: 1627415600

 

And that is the solution to your problem :) 

gretzu  Feb 20, 2016

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