Explore BrainMass

Explore BrainMass

    Profit Maximization

    Not what you're looking for? Search our solutions OR ask your own Custom question.

    This content was COPIED from BrainMass.com - View the original, and get the already-completed solution here!

    The Demand Function for a product can be as Q=400-2P. We would have a fixed cost for this product as 200 and our variable costs are 0.5 per unit. Please let me know the equation for the profit. When is profit maximized? What is the maximum profit?

    © BrainMass Inc. brainmass.com March 6, 2023, 3:21 pm ad1c9bdddf
    https://brainmass.com/economics/output-and-costs/profit-maximization-138683

    Solution Preview

    First you need to find the inverse demand function. You are given the demand function Q = 400-2P. We can convert this like this:
    2P = 400 - Q
    P = 200 -Q/2
    Now you have the price as a function of the ...

    Solution Summary

    Profit maximization given demand function and costs of production.

    $2.49

    ADVERTISEMENT