Answer:
Explanation:
U(C, L) = (C – 100) × (L – 40)
(a) C = (w - t)[110 - L] + 320
C = 10[110 - L] + 320
C + 10L = 1420
where,
C- consumption
w - wages
t - taxes
L - Leisure
(b) Given that,
L = 100 then,
C = 420
= 5.33
(c) L = 110
C = 320
Reservation wage:
= 3.14
(d) At optimal level,
C - 100 = 10L - 400
C - 10L = -300
C = 10L - 300
Using budget constraint:
C + 10L = 1420
10L - 300 + 10L = 1420
20L = 1720
L* = 86 and C* = 560
Answer:
The company should accept the idea because profit will increase by $24,000.
Explanation:
A company is currently selling 10,000 units of product monthly for $40 per unit.
The unit contribution margin is $27.
The company believes that spending $50,000 per month on advertising will allow them to increase the selling price to $45 and that sales will increase by 750 units per month.
The unit contribution margin is the difference between selling price and variable cost per unit.
An increase in the selling price of $5 will cause the contribution margin to increase by $5, from $27 to $32.
Profits is the product of contribution margin and number of output.
At initial price, the profit was
=
= $270,000
At the new price the profit will be
= - $50,000
= $344,000 - $50,000
= $294,000
The increase in profit
= $294,000 - $270,000
= $24,000