Paramount electronics has an annual profit given by p = −100,000 + 5,000q − 0.25q2 dollars, where q is the number of laptop computers it sells each year. the number of laptop computers it can make and sell each year depends on the number n of electrical engineers paramount employs, according to the equation q = 30n + 0.01n2. use the chain rule to find dp dn n = 20 . hint [see example 3.] (round your answer to the nearest whole number.) dp dn n = 20 =

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.