A company has found that the number of items sold, D(p), depends upon the price, p at which they're sold, according the equation D(p) 270e-0.0002p %3D 1) Find the Elasticity of Demand at a price of $1000 2) At a price of $1000, should prices be raised or lowered to increase revenue? 3) Using the elasticity of demand, find the price that will maximize revenue.

A company has found that the number of items sold, D(p), depends upon the price, p at which they're sold, according the equation D(p) 270e-0.0002p %3D 1) Find the Elasticity of Demand at a price of $1000 2) At a price of $1000, should prices be raised or lowered to increase revenue? 3) Using the elasticity of demand, find the price that will maximize revenue.

College Algebra

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ISBN:9781938168383

Author:Jay Abramson

Publisher:Jay Abramson

Chapter3: Functions

Section3.3: Rates Of Change And Behavior Of Graphs

Problem 3SE: How are the absolute maximum and minimum similar to and different from the local extrema?

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