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Cost, Revenue and Profit Functions

The document describes Earl's Biking Company and provides their cost, revenue, and profit functions. It gives the fixed costs as $5000 and variable cost per bike as $40. Revenue is determined by the price function p(x) = 100 - x. It then shows how to derive the revenue, cost, and profit functions from this information and how to find the break-even points and profit-maximizing output level by analyzing the functions graphically.

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Cost, Revenue and Profit Functions

The document describes Earl's Biking Company and provides their cost, revenue, and profit functions. It gives the fixed costs as $5000 and variable cost per bike as $40. Revenue is determined by the price function p(x) = 100 - x. It then shows how to derive the revenue, cost, and profit functions from this information and how to find the break-even points and profit-maximizing output level by analyzing the functions graphically.

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Cost, Revenue and Profit Functions

Earl’s Biking Company manufactures and sells bikes. Each bike costs $40 to make, and
the company’s fixed costs are $5000. In addition, Earl knows that the price of each bike
comes from the price function Find:
1. The company’s revenue function, R(x).
2. The company’s cost function, C(x).
3. The company’s profit function, P(x).
4. The two points, (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) at which the company breaks even.
5. The output level that maximizes the company’s profit, and the maximum
profit.
1) Revenue is equal to the number of units sold times the price per unit. To obtain the
revenue function, multiply the output level by the price function.

2) A business’ costs include the fixed cost of $5000 as well as the variable cost of $40
per bike. To obtain the cost function, add fixed cost and variable cost together.

3) The profit a business makes is equal to the revenue it takes in minus what it spends
as costs. To obtain the profit function, subtract costs from revenue.

4) A company’s break-even points occur where the revenue function and the cost
function have the same value. This also implies that the profit function equals zero at
break-even points. These points are found most easily on a graphing calculator. Use the
graphing tools to plot cost and revenue functions, and find a suitable window (it may be
helpful to use ZOOM, ZOOMFIT).

This instructional aid was prepared by the TCC Learning Commons.


The graph shows two points where the linear cost function and the parabolic revenue
function intersect. Use 2ND, CALC, INTERSECT to find their coordinates, and round to
the nearest integer as needed.

5) If you choose to find the output level that maximizes profit by hand, use the formula

to find the vertex of the profit function, P(x).

Then, to find the profit generated from this output level, substitute this x-value into P(x).

To find these values in the calculator, plot the profit function P(x) in the same way as
was outlined in part 4).
Using 2ND, CALC, MAXIMUM, the output
level can be found to be the x-
coordinate of the vertex (x = 65), and
the profit generated can be found to be
the y-coordinate of the vertex
(y = 3450).

Examples: Repeat steps 1-5 as demonstrated for the following scenarios:


a. A manufacturer of handheld games, with fixed costs of $15000, cost per game of $2,
and price function

b. A chocolatier, with fixed costs of $300, cost per box of chocolates $4, and price
function

Answers:

A
B
1) R(x) = 500x – 3x2
1) R(x) = 18x – 0.1x2
2) C(x) = 15000 + 2x
2) C(x) = 300 + 4x
3) P(x) = -3x2 + 498x – 15000
3) P(x) = -0.1x2 + 14x – 300
4) (40, 15079) and (126, 15253)
4) (26, 406) and (114, 754)
5) Output = 83 games, Profit = $5667.
5) Output = 70 boxes, Profit = $190.

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