Drives Co. sells portable hard drives. They can sell 600 drives when the price is $75/drive, and they can sell 720 drives when the price is $45/drive. If x represents the number of drives sold, determine the following. (a) What is Drive Co.'s revenue function? R(x) =_ (b)What is the price per drive (in dollars) when revenue is maximized? _ (c) What is the maximum profit (in dollars) made from the sale of these drives if Drive Co. incurs production costs of $165 per drive and has fixed costs of $625? $_

Drives Co. sells portable hard drives. They can sell 600 drives when the price is $75/drive, and they can sell 720 drives when the price is $45/drive. If x represents the number of drives sold, determine the following. (a) What is Drive Co.'s revenue function? R(x) =_ (b)What is the price per drive (in dollars) when revenue is maximized? _ (c) What is the maximum profit (in dollars) made from the sale of these drives if Drive Co. incurs production costs of $165 per drive and has fixed costs of $625? $_

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

14th Edition

ISBN:9781305506381

Author:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Publisher:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Chapter8: Cost Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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