Econ Airlines (EA) flies only one route: Edinburgh – London. The demand for each flight is Q = 500 − P. EA’s cost of running each flight is £30,000 plus £100 per passenger. a. What is the profit-maximizing price that EA will charge? How many people will be on each flight? What is EA’s profit for each flight?

Econ Airlines (EA) flies only one route: Edinburgh – London. The demand for each flight is Q = 500 − P. EA’s cost of running each flight is £30,000 plus £100 per passenger. a. What is the profit-maximizing price that EA will charge? How many people will be on each flight? What is EA’s profit for each flight?

Survey Of Economics

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Chapter8: Monopoly

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