document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=793216>Question 793216</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please, help me solve this problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The demand and supply functions for a newspaper company are, respectively, q = &#8722;10,000p + 3,100 and q = 2,000p + 700, where p is the price in dollars. At what price should the newspapers be sold so that there is neither a surplus nor a shortage of papers?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #480339 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=480339\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The demand and supply functions for a newspaper company are, respectively, q = &#8722;10,000p + 3,100 and q = 2,000p + 700, where p is the price in dollars.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " At what price should the newspapers be sold so that there is neither a surplus nor a shortage of papers? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means demand = supply, q = q, therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2000p + 700 = -10000p + 3100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2000p + 10000p = 3100 - 700<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12000p = 2400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 2400/12000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = $.20 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not that hard, right? </SPAN>\n" );
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