You
are in the process of solving a basic price optimization problem to
determine what price...
You
are in the process of solving a basic price optimization problem to
determine what price to charge for a product in order to maximize
contribution. Your demand is exponential and its function is D(p) =
20000 * p^-2 and the incremental cost is $15.
A. what is your objective function?
B. you have solved a basic price optimization model and
determined that your original contribution is $333.33 and you will
sell to 22.22 customers. What is your optimal price?
C. You used to make a contribution of $320 and sell to 32
customers. What price did you used to charge?
D. What is your price elasticity at $25?
Solutions
Expert Solution
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How to determine all the basic solutions of an optimization
problem, and classify them as feasible or infeasible?
As an example,
Maximize z= 2x1 + 3x2
Subject to:
x1 + 3x2 <= 6
3x1 + 2x2 <= 6
x1 + x2 >= 0
Some solutions are (2,0), (0,2), (0,0), (6/7, 12/7), but are
there more solutions? And how do you tell if they are
infeasile/feasible? Would you need to graph it?
Dynamic Programming (DP) is an algorithmic technique for solving
an optimization problem by breaking it down into simpler
subproblems and utilizing the fact that the optimal solution to the
overall problem depends upon the optimal solution to its
subproblems. When the technique is applicable, this condition can
be extended incrementally without having to alter previously
computed optimal solutions to subproblems. Eventually the condition
applies to all of the data and, if the formulation is correct, this
together with the fact...
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Solve the following optimization problem (Be sure to include the
statement of the optimization problem and a graph of the feasible
in your solution):
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decide whether or not to purchase an item.
Extended problem solving is more elaborate with the
decision-making process, including more research into reviews and
comparisons between products.
What difficulties might you anticipate when using the rational
problem-solving process? Why? What additional
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How can these difficulties be avoided?
What is Group Problem Solving? Explain the different types of
problem-solving techniques. Please explain what technique you think
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Question 2 options:
clarifying the problem
identifying the problem that you want to work on
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generating multiple solutions
Question 3 (1 point)
Although a _____ allows managers to take the business concept
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Question 3 options:
plan
vision
mission
goal
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