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Marginal Revenue

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  • This topic has 10 replies, 5 voices, and was last updated 10 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • November 4, 2014 at 12:59 am #207587
    mansoor
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    The equation for optimum Q is

    MR=a-2bQ and of course, we set mr=mc.

    what is the significance of 0=a-2bQ.

    in other words, what does does this represent?

    November 4, 2014 at 5:30 pm #207694
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    If you are referring to mr – mc, then the marginal cost cannot ever be 0 and your question would be meaningless.

    However. forgetting the marginal cost, if the marginal revenue = 0 then it means we have reached the maximum revenue.

    (At lower levels, more sales means more revenue so MR would be positive. At higher levels, more sales means less revenue (because of having a lower selling price) so MR would be negative.

    Maximum revenue occurs when MR = 0)

    November 6, 2014 at 5:59 am #207934
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    Pls sir assist me on this question:

    At a selling price of $200, the demand will be 100,000 units per annum.
    The demand will change by 10,000 units for every $30 change in the selling price.
    The fixed costs are $60,000 per annum, and the variable costs $8 per unit.

    At what selling price per unit will the profit be maximised?

    November 6, 2014 at 11:39 am #207971
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    Pls sir assist me on this question:

    At a selling price of $200, the demand will be 100,000 units per annum.
    The demand will change by 10,000 units for every $30 change in the selling price.
    The fixed costs are $60,000 per annum, and the variable costs $8 per unit.

    At what selling price per unit will the profit be maximised?

    November 6, 2014 at 7:03 pm #208116
    John Moffat
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    Have you watched the free lecture on this, where I go through examples on how to do this?

    You need first to derive the price demand equation.

    Then you can use the formula on the formula sheet in order to get the equation for the marginal revenue.
    Then you make marginal revenue equal to marginal cost (which in this example is 8).

    That will give you Q (the quantity in order to get maximum profit).
    When you have Q you can put it in the price/demand equation and calculate the selling price necessary for maximum profit.

    November 6, 2014 at 7:06 pm #208117
    John Moffat
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    Ohgreat: Why have you simply repeated the question from Favour? What is the point of doing that? And why have you asked the same question in two different places? I have just answered your other post.

    Favour:

    Have you watched the free lecture on this, where I go through examples on how to do this?

    You need first to derive the price demand equation.

    Then you can use the formula on the formula sheet in order to get the equation for the marginal revenue.
    Then you make marginal revenue equal to marginal cost (which in this example is 8).

    That will give you Q (the quantity in order to get maximum profit).
    When you have Q you can put it in the price/demand equation and calculate the selling price necessary for maximum profit.

    November 9, 2014 at 11:08 am #208549
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    thanks John

    November 9, 2014 at 11:56 am #208555
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    Thanks John.

    November 9, 2014 at 2:01 pm #208609
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    You are both welcome 🙂

    November 10, 2014 at 1:28 pm #208810
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    the price to maximized he profit are 254

    November 10, 2014 at 3:54 pm #208851
    John Moffat
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    Yes – ubclaude. And the answer is also at the back of the course notes, along with all of the other answers!

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