An amusement park has 1 000 visitors every Saturday and charges $55 per person to enter the park. Research shows that for every $1 decrease in price, 25 more people will come to the park, and for every $1 increase in price, 25 fewer people will come to the park. The park has a maximum capacity of 1 600 people, and they must have more than 800 visitors to break even. What price should they charge to maximise their revenue, to the nearest dollar?

An amusement park has 1 000 visitors every Saturday and charges $55 per person to enter the park. Research shows that for every $1 decrease in price, 25 more people will come to the park, and for every $1 increase in price, 25 fewer people will come to the park. The park has a maximum capacity of 1 600 people, and they must have more than 800 visitors to break even. What price should they charge to maximise their revenue, to the nearest dollar?

Principles of Economics 2e

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781947172364

Author:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Publisher:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Chapter10: Monopolistic Competition And Oligopoly

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