You operate a gaming website, www. mudbeast. net, where users must pay a small fee to log on. When you charged $4 the demand was 520 log-ons per month. When you lowered the price to $3.50, the demand increased to 780 log-ons per month. (a) Construct a linear demand function for your website and hence obtain the monthly revenue R as a function of the log-on fee x.

R(x) =

(b) Your Internet provider charges you a monthly fee of $30 to maintain your site. Express your monthly profit Pas a function of the log-on fee x.

P(x) =

Determine the log-on fee you should charge to obtain the largest possible monthly profit.

x = $

What is the largest possible monthly profit?

$

a)

b)

c)x=2.5

d)P(x)=3220

Step-by-step explanation:

Let Demand function be  D=Ax+B

We are given that  When you charged $4 the demand was 520 log-ons per month

So, D = 520 , x = 4

So, 520=4A+B  ----1

We are also given that When you lowered the price to $3.50, the demand increased to 780 log-ons per month.

So, D=780 , x = 3.50

So, 780=3.5A+B ----2

Substract 2 form 1

4A+B-3.5A-B=520-780

0.5A=-260

A=-520

Substitute value of A in 2

780=3.5(-520)+B

780-3.5(-520)=B

2600=B

So, D=-520x+2600

Revenue = Demand (x)=(-520x+2600)(x)

a)

b) Profit = Revenue - cost

c)to obtain the largest possible monthly profit.

Equate the first derivative of profit to 0

P'(x)=-1040x+2600=0

x=2.5

d)Now to find  the largest possible monthly profit

Substitute x = 2.5 in Profit function

P(x)=3220

after simplifying it i got: -36.25 as my answer. hope that !