Question

Max and maddy charge people to park on their lawn while attending a nearby craft fair. At the current price of $10, seven people park on their lawn. If they raise the price to $15, they know that only five people will want to park on their lawn. Whether they have seven or five cars parked on their lawn does not affect their costs. From this information it follows that
a. They should leave the price at $10.
b. It does not matter if they charge $10 or $15.
c. They would do better charging $15 than $10.
d. They should raise the price even more.

Answer 1

Answer: c. They would do better charging $15 than $10.

Explanation:

It is given that Max and Maddy total cost of car parking remains the same, that is it does not matter whether they have seven or five cars parked on their lawn. So, since total cost is constant, Max and Maddy's decision would depend on total revenue.

$Profit = TR- TC$

Total revenue from charging, $10 is $70,

Total revenue from charging $15 is $75.

Since, total cost is constant, Max and Maddy will choose to charge $15 since it is giving them $5 more.