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find the revenue-maximizing solution Output in Gallons Price/Gallon Total Cost M

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Question

find the revenue-maximizing solution

    Output in Gallons

Price/Gallon

Total Cost

MC = Change in Total Cost / Change in Total Output

Total Revenue - Output price

MR = Change in Total Revenue / Change in Total Output

Profit = Total Revenue - Total Cost

50,000

$0.28

$6,000

14,000

8,000

100,000

0.26

15,000

0.18

26,000

$0.24

11,000

150,000

0.22

22,000

0.14

33,000

0.14

11,000

200,000

0.20

32,000

0.2

40,000

0.14

8,000

250,000

0.16

24,000

0.28

40,000

0

16,000

300,000

0.12

64,000

0.36

36,000

($0.08)

-28,000

    Output in Gallons

Price/Gallon

Total Cost

MC = Change in Total Cost / Change in Total Output

Total Revenue - Output price

MR = Change in Total Revenue / Change in Total Output

Profit = Total Revenue - Total Cost

50,000

$0.28

$6,000

14,000

8,000

100,000

0.26

15,000

0.18

26,000

$0.24

11,000

150,000

0.22

22,000

0.14

33,000

0.14

11,000

200,000

0.20

32,000

0.2

40,000

0.14

8,000

250,000

0.16

24,000

0.28

40,000

0

16,000

300,000

0.12

64,000

0.36

36,000

($0.08)

-28,000

Explanation / Answer

Revenue will be maximisised where MR =0

Revenue maximising solution is thus : 250,000 gallons of output