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Exercise 5.4
A company is producing and selling branded milk with the following total cost function: CT(q)= 0.2q²+q+70. If the demand function for this brand of milk is: P=15-0.5q:
a) Calculate the optimal
b) Calculate the price elasticity of demand in the equilibrium of the company.
c) Justify why the company has an excess of productive capacity.
d) Represent graphically.
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