A manufacturer has a monthly fixed cost of $44,000 and a production cost of $9 for each unit produced. The product sells for $13/unit. (a) What is the cost function? C(x) =     (b) What is the revenue function? R(x) =     (c) What is the profit function? P(x) =     (d) Compute the profit (loss) corresponding to production levels of 9,000 and 13,000 units. P(9,000) =   P(13,000) =

Practical Management Science
6th Edition
ISBN:9781337406659
Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.
Chapter2: Introduction To Spreadsheet Modeling
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 20P: Julie James is opening a lemonade stand. She believes the fixed cost per week of running the stand...
icon
Related questions
Question

A manufacturer has a monthly fixed cost of $44,000 and a production cost of $9 for each unit produced. The product sells for $13/unit.

(a) What is the cost function?
C(x)
=
 
 

(b) What is the revenue function?
R(x)
=
 
 

(c) What is the profit function?
P(x)
=
 
 

(d) Compute the profit (loss) corresponding to production levels of 9,000 and 13,000 units.
P(9,000)
=  
P(13,000)
=  
Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 7 images

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Optimization models
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, operations-management and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Practical Management Science
Practical Management Science
Operations Management
ISBN:
9781337406659
Author:
WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher:
Cengage,
Operations Management
Operations Management
Operations Management
ISBN:
9781259667473
Author:
William J Stevenson
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Operations and Supply Chain Management (Mcgraw-hi…
Operations and Supply Chain Management (Mcgraw-hi…
Operations Management
ISBN:
9781259666100
Author:
F. Robert Jacobs, Richard B Chase
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Business in Action
Business in Action
Operations Management
ISBN:
9780135198100
Author:
BOVEE
Publisher:
PEARSON CO
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Operations Management
ISBN:
9781285869681
Author:
Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Editi…
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Editi…
Operations Management
ISBN:
9781478623069
Author:
Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen
Publisher:
Waveland Press, Inc.