Objectives Show that, at the point of maximum profit, marginal

revenue equals marginal cost. Show that, at the point of maximum profit, the slope of

the marginal revenue curve is less than that of marginalcost. Maximize profits of a firm with and without price

discrimination in different markets. Show that, at the point of maximum average product of

labour, average product of labour equals marginalproduct of labour.

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The previous section demonstrated how mathematics can be usedto optimize particular economic functions. Those examples

suggested two important results:

The previous section demonstrated how mathematics can be usedto optimize particular economic functions. Those examples

suggested two important results:

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Example 1

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Solution

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Hence

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Ada pertanyaan?

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Evaluate the profit under eachpolicy

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