Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH104/December 2016/Question 06 (b)
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Question 06 (b) |
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A company's demand curve is given by . Determine the selling price which would produce the most revenue. |
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Revenue equals the price times the number of products that are sold. |
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Solution 1 |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. From demand curve, we have the relationship between and as . Following the hint, the revenue is and hence
If we want to find the price that makes most revenue, then that point should be at the maximum of function , where the derivative of function is zero.
Since , the critical point is indeed the price which produces the most revenue. Answer: |
Solution 2 |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. Alt Sol: using demand elasticity formula
Consider is a function of , and we take the derivative of :
Therefore Recall when , we say the good is price unit elastic. This is the optimal price which means it maximizes revenue. So setting gives us :
answer: |