You've decided to sell sweatshirts for the upcoming game. You project that at a price of ​$33.24 per​ sweatshirt, you will be able to sell 120 shirts. In order to sell 260 ​sweatshirts, you would need to lower the price to ​$23.02 per sweatshirt. In order to produce the​ sweatshirts, it costs you ​$2.62 per sweatshirt on top of fixed costs of ​$340. What price gives a marginal profit of​ $0 per item. Assume linear demand.

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You've decided to sell sweatshirts for the upcoming game. You project that at a price of
​$33.24
per​ sweatshirt, you will be able to sell
120
shirts. In order to sell
260
​sweatshirts, you would need to lower the price to
​$23.02
per sweatshirt. In order to produce the​ sweatshirts, it costs you
​$2.62
per sweatshirt on top of fixed costs of
​$340.
What price gives a marginal profit of​ $0 per item.
Assume linear demand.
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