Question

If a local diner can sell 50 burgers per day at a price of $5 each, but must reduce the menu price to $4.95 to sell one more burger, what is the marginal revenue of the 51st burger?

Answer 1

$2.45

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula to compute the marginal revenue is shown below:

Marginal revenue = Change in total revenue ÷ Change in number of quantity sold

where,

Change in total revenue would be

50 burgers × $5 = $250

51 burgers × $4.95 = $252.45

So, the change in total revenue is

= $252.45 - $250

= $2.45

And, the change in number of quantity sold is

= 51 burgers - 50 burgers

= 1

So, the marginal revenue is

= $2.45 ÷ 1

= $2.45