An amusement park has 1 000 visitors every Saturday and charges $55 per person to enter the park. Research shows that for every $1 decrease in price, 25 more people will come to the park, and for every $1 increase in price, 25 fewer people will come to the park. The park has a maximum capacity of 1 600 people, and they must have more than 800 visitors to break even. What price should they charge to maximise their revenue, to the nearest dollar?

An amusement park has 1 000 visitors every Saturday and charges $55 per person to enter the park. Research shows that for every $1 decrease in price, 25 more people will come to the park, and for every $1 increase in price, 25 fewer people will come to the park. The park has a maximum capacity of 1 600 people, and they must have more than 800 visitors to break even. What price should they charge to maximise their revenue, to the nearest dollar?

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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