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The Statistics and Calculus with Python Workshop

By : Peter Farrell, Alvaro Fuentes, Ajinkya Sudhir Kolhe, Quan Nguyen, Alexander Joseph Sarver, Marios Tsatsos
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Book Image

The Statistics and Calculus with Python Workshop

5 (1)
By: Peter Farrell, Alvaro Fuentes, Ajinkya Sudhir Kolhe, Quan Nguyen, Alexander Joseph Sarver, Marios Tsatsos

Overview of this book

Are you looking to start developing artificial intelligence applications? Do you need a refresher on key mathematical concepts? Full of engaging practical exercises, The Statistics and Calculus with Python Workshop will show you how to apply your understanding of advanced mathematics in the context of Python. The book begins by giving you a high-level overview of the libraries you'll use while performing statistics with Python. As you progress, you'll perform various mathematical tasks using the Python programming language, such as solving algebraic functions with Python starting with basic functions, and then working through transformations and solving equations. Later chapters in the book will cover statistics and calculus concepts and how to use them to solve problems and gain useful insights. Finally, you'll study differential equations with an emphasis on numerical methods and learn about algorithms that directly calculate values of functions. By the end of this book, you’ll have learned how to apply essential statistics and calculus concepts to develop robust Python applications that solve business challenges.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
Preface

4. Functions and Algebra with Python

Activity 4.01: Multi-Variable Break-Even Analysis

Solution:

  1. Let x be the number of burgers that the restaurant produces each month and y be the price of each burger. Then, the monthly revenue will be xy, the cost will be 6.56x + 1312.13, and finally, the total profit will be the difference between the two: xy - 6.56x - 1312.13.
  2. To break even, the number of burgers produced, x, must be equal to the demand, which gives us the equation: x = 4000/y. Furthermore, the total profit should be zero, which leads to xy - 6.56x = 1312.13.

    Overall, we have the following system of equations:

    Figure 4.48: System of equations

  3. From the first equation, we can solve for x = 409.73628. Plugging this into the second equation, we can solve for y = 9.76237691.

    To solve this system in Python, we first declare our variables and constants:

    COST_PER_BURGER = 6.56
    FIXED_COST = 1312.13
    AVG_TOWN_BUDGET = 4000
    x = Symbol('x')  # number of burgers to be...