A certain magical substance that is used to make solid magical spheres
costs per cubic foot. The power of a magical sphere depends on its
surface area, and a magical sphere can be sold for per square foot
of surface area. If you are manufacturing such a sphere, what size should
you make them to maximize your profit per sphere?
ft.
Note 1: the formulas for the volume and surface area of a sphere of radius
are and respectively.
Note 2: on a real exam you would be expected to justify that the answer
above is actually a maximum, rather than, say a minimum.