A car wash service 'Clean and Shine' is a small business operating in the short run in a perfectly competitive market. The business has to pay for electricity and water as much as IDR200 thousand a month, whereas its variable cost (VC) is expressed as a function of the number of cars washed (q): VC(q) = 5q + 0,1q² (in thousands of rupiah) %3D Currently the price of car wash services is IDR35 thousand/car.
A car wash service 'Clean and Shine' is a small business operating in the short run in a perfectly competitive market. The business has to pay for electricity and water as much as IDR200 thousand a month, whereas its variable cost (VC) is expressed as a function of the number of cars washed (q): VC(q) = 5q + 0,1q² (in thousands of rupiah) %3D Currently the price of car wash services is IDR35 thousand/car.
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Transcribed Image Text:A car wash service 'Clean and Shine' is a small business operating in the short run in a
perfectly competitive market. The business has to pay for electricity and water as much as
IDR200 thousand a month, whereas its variable cost (VC) is expressed as a function of the
number of cars washed (q):
VC(q) = 5q + 0,1q² (in thousands of rupiah)
Currently the price of car wash services is IDR35 thousand/car.

Transcribed Image Text:What is the optimal number of cars to be washed in a month? Calculate also the
maximum profit that Clean and Shine can get in a month. (5 points)
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