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11. The following two linear functions represent a market (thus one is a supply

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Question

11.  The following two linear functions represent a market (thus one is a supply function, the other a demand function). Circle the answer closest to being correct. Approximately what will the equilibrium quantitybe?  Q = 100 – 4.6P    and Q = 75 + 6.2P

12.  There has been a change in the market (represented in 11 above).  The change is represented by the following two equations. .

                                    Q = 120 – 4.6P   and  Q = 75 + 6.2P

13. What is the function that represents the marginal revenue (MR) function for this demand function:  Q = 120 – 4.6P

14.  Circle the quantity that maximizes total revenue (TR) for the marginal revenue (MR) function selected in number three (13).

Explanation / Answer

11. Qd= 100- 4.6P

Qs = 75 + 6.2 P

Qd = Qs

100- 4.6P = 75 + 6.2P

25 = 10.8 P

P = $ 2.31

Q = 100 - 4.6(2.31) = 100 - 10.63

Q = 89.37 (Equilibrium quantity)

12. Qd = 120- 4.6 P

Qs = 75 + 6.2P

13. Qd= 120- 4.6P

120- Q = 4.6P

P = (120-Q)/ 4.6

Total revenue = P(Q)

= [(120-Q)/ 4.6 ] Q

=( 120 Q -Q2 )/4.6

Marginal revenue = (120 - 2Q )/4.6

= 26.08 - 0.43Q

14. Now, to see at which quantity total revenue maximises, equate MR to 0, we get:

MR = 26.08 - 0.43 Q= 0

Q = 26.08/0.43

Q = 60.65

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