Suppose that the demand curve for a good is given by D(P) = 100/P, what price will maximize revenue?

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1. Suppose that the demand curve for a good is given by D(P) = 100/P, what price will maximize revenue?

2. If D(P)=12 -2P, what price will maximize revenue?

3. If the market demand curve is D(p) = 100 - 0.5P, what is the inverse demand curve?

4. Show that when the elasticity of demand is equal to one, the marginal revenue of producing an extra unit of a good is zero.

 

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