The demand equation is
.
Where,
\
is the price in dollars.
is the quantity sold of a certain product .
Solve
for
.
.
(a)
\The revenue
.
Substitute
in
.

Revenue
.
(b)
\The quantity sold of a certain product
.
Revenue
.

The revenue if 20 units are sold is $
.
(c)
\The function
is a quadratic function.
Compare the function with standard form of a quadratic function.
\
.
Since
, the vertex has the maximum point on the parabola.
The revenue
is a maximum when the quantity sold of a certain product
is
.

Maximum revenue :
\
Maximum revenue is $
.
(d)
\The price
.
Maximum revenue is $
at
.
At
, the company charge to maximum price.
The maximum price :
\
$
should the company charge to maximize the revenue.
(e)
\Graph
and
are on the same Cartesian plane.
Find where the graphs intersects.
\
The graph is shown below :
\
The graphs intersect at
and
.
From the graph the company should charge between $
and $
to earn at least $
. in revenue.
(a) Revenue
.
(b)The revenue if 20 units are sold is $
.
(c) The maximum quantity is
and Maximum revenue is $
.
(d) $
should the company charge to maximize the revenue.
(e) The company should charge between $
and $
to earn at least $
in revenue.