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- Panther Acre Cattle Company - Chapter 7 Lab A typical farm or ranch problem is determining the optimum or profit-maximizing weight to sell fed cattle. Assume the feeder cattle are purchased at 600 pounds. The feed required and the weight gain is shown in the table below. Feed costs 7¢ per pound and feeder cattle prices are as follows: Weight Price per Pound 600-899 lbs 72¢ go to 3rd 900-1099 lbs decimal 1100 lbs or more 70¢ Point 67¢ Pay attention to the price changes when computing MVP. Input Output Feed Weight Selling Required Gain Weight Total Average Marginal Marginal Marginal Revenue Physical Physical Value Input (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) Product Product Product Cost 600 0 0 600 432 XXX XXX XXX XXX 500 50 So 650 468 0.10 0.083 1,100 145 as 745 536.40 0.132 6.158 1,700 235 aol 835 601.20 0.138 0.15 2,300 320 85 920 644 0.139 2,900 400 80 1,000 700 0.138 3,500 465 65 1,065 745, 50 0.133 4,100 525 60 1,125 753.75 0.128 4,700 575 SO 1,175 787.25 0.122 5,300 615 40 1,215 814.05 0.116 5,900 645…Suppose you own a tax preparation services company, with fixed costs of $3,000/month and marginal costs of $25/appt.If the price is $60/appt, 500 appointments would be sold. If the price is $50/appt, 760appointments would be sold. a.)Use these figures to calculate the price elasticity of demand for your services. b.)Calculate the monthly profits and profit margins (profit/revenue) associated with the price of $60/appt and $50/appt. c.)Given these calculations, what price should you charge for your services, $50/apptor $60/appt? ExplainProblem 07-03 (algo) Suppose the own price elasticity of market demand for retail gasoline is -0.6, the Rothschild index is 0.4, and a typical gasoline retailer enjoys sales of $1,800,000 annually. What is the price elasticity of demand for a representative gasoline retailer's product? Instruction: Enter your response rounded to two decimal places. If entering a negative number, be sure to use the negative (-) sign.
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