Managerial Economics & Business Strategy (Mcgraw-hill Series Economics)
Managerial Economics & Business Strategy (Mcgraw-hill Series Economics)
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ISBN: 9781259290619
Author: Michael Baye, Jeff Prince
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter CS, Problem 1CBE
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To explain: The revenue will increase or not.

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Answer to Problem 1CBE

Yes the revenue will be increased.

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Consider the profit formula,

  Profit=TRTC

Where,

  TR=Price×number of subscriberTC=Costlicensefee+generaladministrativeanddivisionalcost

Now, consider the table shown below,

    PriceNo. of SubscribersCost of license feesDivisional, general and adm costsTRTCProfit
    529.974134.88314.5149.87149.3830.487
    6.522.657101.95614.5147.2705116.45630.8145
    719.89789.53714.5139.279104.03735.242
    7.516.67175.01714.5125.032589.51735.5155
    820.49292.21314.5163.936106.71357.223
    8.52089.99814.5170104.49865.502
    919.7688.9214.5177.84103.4274.42
    9.517.12377.05314.5162.668591.55371.1155
    1012.64356.89614.5126.4371.39655.034
    10.512.78557.53214.5134.242572.03262.2105
    1112.21654.97414.5134.37669.47464.902
    11.513.24659.60814.5152.32974.10878.221
    128.63738.86714.5103.64453.36750.277
    12.510.59547.7814.5132.437562.2870.1575
    142.73912.32614.538.34626.82611.52
    14.55.29123.80914.576.719538.30938.4105
    153.05113.7314.545.76528.2317.535

Figure-1

Consider figure-1, the profit is maximized at Price of $11.5 . So, the recommended price is $11.5 . By adjusting price to this level, the profit will be $78221 and the total revenue will be $152329 . Therefore, Yes the revenue will be increased.

Economics Concept Introduction

The profit is obtained by subtracting the product of price and number of subscribers with the total cost.

  Profit=TRTC

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