Question 6
2 pts
The table shows the U.S. city average price of bananas, in cents per pound, for selected months and years. Locate all
relative extreme points or saddle points in the table.
Price of Bananas (cents per pound)
Year
Month
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
2004 50.5 49.1 49.8 51.0 50.7 48.8 48.5
2005 50.3 49.7 49.3 49.4 48.7 48.5 49.1
2006 50.8 51.4 51.1 50.8 49.2 47.9 48.9
2007 51.7 50.3 51.2 50.9 50.6 50.5 50.8
2008 62.7 63.0 63.3 62.7 63.4 63.1 62.9
2009 62.9 62.2 61.7 61.6 61.1 60.5 59.8
In June 2008, the U.S. city average price of bananas was at a
saddle point
In October 2009, the U.S. city average price of bananas was at a
In July 2008, the U.S. city average price of bananas was at a
relative minimum
relative minimum
In September 2006, the U.S. city average price of bananas was at a
relative minimum