Suppose the Wholesale Price of a Certain Brand of Medium-Sized

Multiple Choice

Suppose the wholesale price of a certain brand of medium-sized eggs p (in dollars/carton) is related to the weekly supply x (in thousands of cartons) by the equation . ​ If 25,000 cartons of eggs are available at the beginning of a certain week and the supply is falling at the rate of 1,000 cartons/week, at what rate is the wholesale price changing?
(Hint: To find the value of p when, solve the supply equation for p when) .

A) Increasing at the rate of 3.6 dollars/carton/wk
B) Increasing at the rate of 3.7 dollars/carton/wk
C) Dropping at the rate of 3.7 dollars/carton/wk
D) Dropping at the rate of 3.6 dollars/carton/wk