SOLUTION: A concert promoter has found that if she sells tickets for $50 each, she can sell 1200 tickets, but for each $5 she raises the price, 50 less people attend. What price should she s

Question 1132428: A concert promoter has found that if she sells tickets for $50 each, she can sell 1200 tickets, but for each $5 she raises the price, 50 less people attend. What price should she sell the tickets at to maximize her revenue?
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A concert promoter has found that if she sells tickets for $50 each, she can sell 1200 tickets, but for each $5 she raises the price, 50 less people attend.
What price should she sell the tickets at to maximize her revenue?
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let x = no. of $5 increases and no. of 50 people decreases
then revenue is:
R(x) = (1200-50x)(50+5x)
FOIL and form a quadratic equation
R(x) = 60000 + 6000x - 2500x - 250x^2
R(x) = -250x^2 + 3500x + 60000
simplify, divide by -250, find the axis of symmetry: x = -b/(2*a)
x^2 - 14x - 240 = 0
x =
x =
x = 7 ea $5 increases, $35 + $50 = $85 ticket price gives max revenue
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Find the amt of the max revenue, find the no. of people
7 * 50 = 350: 1200 - 350 = 850 people
$85 * 850 = $72,250 is the max revenue
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