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Profit Maximizing

JJodie-Kay10y ago
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 changes in selling price. The fixed costs are $60,000 per annum and the Variable cost id $8 per unit. At what selling price per unit will profit be maximize?
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor10y ago#1
Have you watched our free lectures on pricing? If not then I really do suggest that you do. First you need to get the price demand equation, which is: P = 500 - 0.003Q Having got the values of a and b for the price demand equation, you can then use the marginal revenue formula given on the formula sheet: MR = 500 - 0.006Q For maximum profit, MR = marginal cost, which is $8 So 500 - 0.006Q = 8 Therefore 0.006Q = 492 Therefore Q = 492 / 0.006 = 82,000 Putting Q in the price demand equation gives: P = 500 - 0.003 x 82,000 = $254 per unit (Again, I really do suggest that you watch the free lectures because I go through almost identical examples in the lecture.)
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