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Big Top is the only circus in the nation. The table sets out the demand schedule

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Question

Big Top is the only circus in the nation.

The table sets out the demand schedule for circus tickets and the cost schedule for producing the circus.

Calculate Big Top's profit-maximizing price, output and economic profit if it charges a single price for all tickets.

Big Top's profit-maximizing output is_____tickets a show.

Big Top's profit-maximizing price is $_____ a ticket.

Maximum profiit is $______

Price

Quantity

Total cost

(dollarsperticketticket)

(ticketsticketspershow)

(dollarspershow)

10

0

1,000

9

100

1,600

8

200

2,200

7

300

2,800

6

400

3,400

5

500

4,000

4

600

4,600

3

700

5,200

2

800

5,800

>>> Answer to 2 decimal places.

Price

Quantity

Total cost

(dollarsperticketticket)

(ticketsticketspershow)

(dollarspershow)

10

0

1,000

9

100

1,600

8

200

2,200

7

300

2,800

6

400

3,400

5

500

4,000

4

600

4,600

3

700

5,200

2

800

5,800

Explanation / Answer

Ans)

Big Top's profit-maximizing output is 200 tickets a show.

Big Top's profit-maximizing price is $8 a ticket.

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