The Acme Widget Company has found that if widgets are priced at $ 161, then 1000 will be sold. They have also found that for every increase of $ 12, there will be 800 fewer widgets sold.
The marginal cost of widgets is $ 120.75. The fixed costs for the Acme Widget Company are $ 6000.
If represents the price of a widget find the following in terms of :
The number of widgets that will be sold:
The revenue generated by the sale of widgets:
The cost of producing just enough widgets to meet demand:
The profit from selling widgets:
Find the price that will maximize profits from the sale of widgets:
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