C. A travel company is the only provider of holidays (of one week's duration) to two private island resort X and resort Y. The demand equations for such holidays. are given by; ¶ x = 200 - Px1 y = 100 - Py Where x andy are numbers of week-long holidays at X and Y demanded (respectively). andPx, Pyare (respectively) the prices of these holidays. The company's joint total cost function (that is, the cost of providing x holidays in X-and-y-holidays in Y) is ¶ 2x² + y² + 2xy Find an expression in terms of x-and-y for the profit the company obtains from selling. these holidays. Determine the numbers of x and y of holidays in resorts X and Y-that- will maximize the company's profit.

C. A travel company is the only provider of holidays (of one week's duration) to two private island resort X and resort Y. The demand equations for such holidays. are given by; ¶ x = 200 - Px1 y = 100 - Py Where x andy are numbers of week-long holidays at X and Y demanded (respectively). andPx, Pyare (respectively) the prices of these holidays. The company's joint total cost function (that is, the cost of providing x holidays in X-and-y-holidays in Y) is ¶ 2x² + y² + 2xy Find an expression in terms of x-and-y for the profit the company obtains from selling. these holidays. Determine the numbers of x and y of holidays in resorts X and Y-that- will maximize the company's profit.

Microeconomic Theory

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Author:NICHOLSON

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Chapter18: Asymmetric Information

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