Time Remaining 02:28 55 □ Close All P Blag for Review Pillar Co has developed a new product called the Bluebell candle, which has a variable cost of $3.00 per unit. If the company spends $20,000 on an advertising campaign its marketing director believes that the demand curve for the Bluebell candle would be P42-0.300 (where P price in S and Qu demand in thousands of units after the advertising expenditure). If Pillar Co decides to launch the advertising campaign, what price should be charged for the Bluebell candle in order to maximise profits (to two decimal places)?

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Pillar Co makes decorative candles which are made from a special organic blend of
beeswax, botanical wax and scented oils. Currently Pillar Co only sells its candles in
its domestic market.
The company has collected the data relating to sales of its 90 gram Honey Bee
candle, which is very popular in Pillar Co's home country of Zedland. This pricing
analysis is as follows:
Variable cost per unit
Price per unit
($)
5
Quantity sold
('000 units)
100
($)
2.00
2.00
Fixed cost per unit
($)
4.00
4.17
6
96
92
2.00
4.35
88
2.00
4.55
2.00
4.76
84
80
10
2.00
5.00
Pillar Co is reviewing its pricing strategies and has decided to use the information
relating to the Honey Bee candle to assess some of the company's possible pricing
decisions.
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9
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Pillar Co has developed a new product called the Bluebell candle, which has a variable cost of $3.00 per
unit. If the company spends $20,000 on an advertising campaign its marketing director believes
that the demand curve for the Bluebell candle would be P = 42-0.30Q (where P = price in $ and Q =
demand in thousands of units after the advertising expenditure).
If Pillar Co decides to launch the advertising campaign, what price should be charged for the
Bluebell candle in order to maximise profits (to two decimal places)?
$
Transcribed Image Text:Calculator Scratch Pad Pillar Co makes decorative candles which are made from a special organic blend of beeswax, botanical wax and scented oils. Currently Pillar Co only sells its candles in its domestic market. The company has collected the data relating to sales of its 90 gram Honey Bee candle, which is very popular in Pillar Co's home country of Zedland. This pricing analysis is as follows: Variable cost per unit Price per unit ($) 5 Quantity sold ('000 units) 100 ($) 2.00 2.00 Fixed cost per unit ($) 4.00 4.17 6 96 92 2.00 4.35 88 2.00 4.55 2.00 4.76 84 80 10 2.00 5.00 Pillar Co is reviewing its pricing strategies and has decided to use the information relating to the Honey Bee candle to assess some of the company's possible pricing decisions. 7 8 9 Time Remaining 02:28:50 Close All P Elag for Review 25 of 34 Pillar Co has developed a new product called the Bluebell candle, which has a variable cost of $3.00 per unit. If the company spends $20,000 on an advertising campaign its marketing director believes that the demand curve for the Bluebell candle would be P = 42-0.30Q (where P = price in $ and Q = demand in thousands of units after the advertising expenditure). If Pillar Co decides to launch the advertising campaign, what price should be charged for the Bluebell candle in order to maximise profits (to two decimal places)? $
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