The following table represents the demand schedule (given by the first two columns of the table), TC, MC, TR and MR for one of many landscaping companies in Florida. The service the company provides includes mowing, planting some flowers and trimming trees. Use the information from the table to answer the questions below. The goal of the landscaping company is to maximize its profit. How many customers should it serve per day? What price should it charge? How much profit does this company make per day if it is maximizing its profit?

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The following table represents the demand schedule (given by the first two columns of the table), TC, MC, TR and MR for one of many landscaping companies in Florida. The service the company provides includes mowing, planting some flowers and trimming trees. Use the information from the table to answer the questions below.

The goal of the landscaping company is to maximize its profit. How many customers should it serve per day? What price should it charge?

How much profit does this company make per day if it is maximizing its profit?

TABLE 5
Number of
customers
per day (Q)
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Price of
the
service
(P)
$220
210
20.0
190
180
170
160
Total
cost
(TC)
$150
400
700
1075
1550
2150
2900
Marginal
cost (MC)
$50
60
75
95
120
150
Total
revenue
(TR)
$1,100
2,100
3,000
3,800
4,500
5,100
5,600
Marginal
revenue
(MR)
$200
180
160
140
120
100
Transcribed Image Text:TABLE 5 Number of customers per day (Q) 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Price of the service (P) $220 210 20.0 190 180 170 160 Total cost (TC) $150 400 700 1075 1550 2150 2900 Marginal cost (MC) $50 60 75 95 120 150 Total revenue (TR) $1,100 2,100 3,000 3,800 4,500 5,100 5,600 Marginal revenue (MR) $200 180 160 140 120 100
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