What is an infectious disease? a. a disease such as cancer or heart disease that is not transmitted from one person to another b. any disease that is transmitted through direct person-to-person contact, by an animal that is infected, or through the environment c. a condition that develops in a baby during the mother's pregnancy or at birth d. a disease of the heart or blood vessels, such as hypertension, heart attack, and stroke

The second largest public utility in the nation is the sole provider of electricity in 32 counties of southern florida. to meet the monthly demand for electricity in these counties, which is given by the inverse demand function p = 1,200 – 4q, the utility company has set up two electric generating facilities: q1 kilowatts are produced at facility 1, and q2 kilowatts are produced at facility 2 (so q = q1 + q2). the costs of producing electricity at each facility are given by c1(q1) = 8,000 + 6q12 and c2(q2) = 6,000 + 3q22, respectively. determine the profit-maximizing amounts of electricity to produce at the two facilities, the optimal price, and the utility company’s profit