Determining maximum amount of profit

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The Ali Baba Co., is the only supplier of a particular type of Oriental carpet. The estimated demand for its carpets is

Q= 112,000 - 500P + 5M

Where Q = number of carpets, P = price of carpets (dollars per unit), and M = consumers' income per capita. The estimate average variable cost function for Ali Baba's carpets is

AVC = 200 - 0.012Q + 0.000002Q2

Consumers' income per capita is expected to be $20,000 and total fixed cost is $100,000.

a. How many carpets should the firm produce in order to maximize profit?

b. What is the profit-maximizing price of carpets?

c. What is the maximum amount of profit that the firm can earn selling carpets?

d. Answer parts a through c if consumers' income per capita is expected to be $30,000 instead.

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