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To produce x units of a particular commodity, a monopolist has a total cost of


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and total revenue of R(x) = xp(x), where p(x) = 5 − 2x is the price at which the x units will be sold. Find the profit function P(x) = R(x) − C(x), and sketch its graph. For what level of production is profit maximized?

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Calculus For Business, Economics And The Social And Life Sciences

ISBN: 9780073532387

11th Brief Edition

Authors: Laurence Hoffmann, Gerald Bradley, David Sobecki, Michael Price

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