How will a reduction in the price of cotton (a key resource to make jeans) influence the market for blue jeans?
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Answer:
d. The cost of producing blue jeans will fall, and the supply curve for blue jeans will shift to the right
Explanation:
If the price of cotton falls, the cost of producing blue jeans would fall. As a result of the fall in the cost of production, more producers would be attracted to the industry and production would increase. Increase in supply of blue jeans would shift the supply curve to the right.
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Answer:
The level of production x that will maximize the profit is: 22,966
Explanation:
C(x) = 50,000 + 100x + x³
R(x) = 3400x
P(x) = R(x) - C(x)
= 3400x - [50,000 + 100x + x³]
= 3400x - 50,000 - 100x - x³
= 3300x - 50,000 - x³ .................... (A)
P'(x) = 3300(1) - 0 - 3x²
= 3300 - 3x²
At a critical point, P'(x) = 0
∴ 0 = 3300 - 3x²
3x² = 3300
x² = 1100
x = ±
P"(x) = -6x
P() = -6 (
) < 0
by second derivative, 'P' max at x = = 33.17 (rounds)
since x = ,
recall that P(x) = 3300x - 50,000 - x³ from equation (A)
Therefore, Maximum Profit
P() = 3300
- 50000 -
= 3300(33.17) - 50,000 - 33.17³
= 109461 -50,000 - 36495.26
= 22,965.74
Maximum profit is 22,966 to the nearest whole number