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A car rental agency has 24 identical cars. The owner of the agency finds that at a price of $10 per day, all the cars can be rented. However, for each $1 increase in rental, one of the cars is not rented. What should he charge to maximize income? (Note: You must check your second-order condition.)

 Nov 28, 2016
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24 x10 = 240

23 x 11= 253

22 x 12= 264

21 x 13= 273

20 x 14=280

19 x 15=285

18 x 16= 288

17 x 17= 289

16 x 18= 288

15 x 19 =285

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As you can see maximum is 17 dollars a day....  

 Nov 28, 2016

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