A store sells a certain commodity with a purchase price of 8 yuan at 10 yuan per piece, which can sell about 100 pieces a day. A store wants to increase its profit by reducing the selling price and increasing the sales volume. Through market research, it is found that the sales volume of this commodity can increase about 10 pieces for every 0.1 yuan decrease in the unit price of this commodity. How much yuan can reduce the selling price of this commodity to maximize the sales profit?

A store sells a certain commodity with a purchase price of 8 yuan at 10 yuan per piece, which can sell about 100 pieces a day. A store wants to increase its profit by reducing the selling price and increasing the sales volume. Through market research, it is found that the sales volume of this commodity can increase about 10 pieces for every 0.1 yuan decrease in the unit price of this commodity. How much yuan can reduce the selling price of this commodity to maximize the sales profit?

Let's reduce X Yuan, so the unit price is (10-x)
Profit y = (10-x-8) {[(x / 0.1) * 10] + 100}
It is reduced to y = 100 (- x * x + X + 2) = 100 [- (x-1 / 2) square + 9 / 4]
So when x = 0.5, the maximum profit is 100 * 9 / 4 = 225