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Question
Calculate the total revenue, marginal revenue and average revenue schedules in the following table. Market price of each unit of the good is Rs 10.
Quantity Sold |
TR |
MR |
AR |
0 |
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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5 |
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6 |
Solution
Quantity Sold Q (units) |
TR = P × Q (Rs.) |
MR = TRn − TRn − 1 (Rs.) |
AR = Price = Rs 10 |
0 |
0 |
− |
|
1 |
10 × 1 = 10 |
10 − 0 = 10 |
10 |
2 |
10 × 2 = 20 |
20 − 10 = 10 |
10 |
3 |
10 × 3 = 30 |
30 − 20 = 10 |
10 |
4 |
10 × 4 = 40 |
40 − 30 = 10 |
10 |
5 |
10 × 5 = 50 |
50 − 40 = 10 |
10 |
6 |
10 × 6 = 60 |
60 − 50 = 10 |
10 |
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