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Question 785319: The following table shows worldwide sales of a certain type of cell phone and their average wholesale prices in 2009 and 2010.
Quarter Q1 2009 Q1 2010
Wholesale Price ($) 163 153
Sales (millions) 175 214
(a) Use the data to obtain a linear demand function for cell phones.
q(p) =
Use your demand equation to predict sales to the nearest million phones if the price was set at $156. (Round your answer to the nearest million phones.)
(b) Fill in the blank.
For every $1 increase in price, sales of cell phones decrease by
Answer by xinxin(76)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a)Let the function be Q(P)=aP+b, then
Q(P)=-3.9P+810.7
When P=156, Q(P)=202.3=202 millions
b)-3.9P+810.7-(-3.9*(P+1)+810.7)=3.9 millions=3900000
.....sales of cell phones decrease by 3900000.
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