Find Two Numbers Whose Difference Is 170 and Whose Product

question 133

Short Answer

Find two numbers whose difference is 170 and whose product is a minimum.

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Definitions:

Consumer Surplus

Consumer surplus is the difference between the total amount that consumers are willing and able to pay for a good or service and the total amount that they actually do pay.

Price Discrimination

The strategy of selling the same product at different prices to different groups of consumers, based on their willingness to pay.

Two-part Tariffs

A pricing strategy that consists of a fixed fee plus a variable usage fee.

Bundling

Practice of selling two or more products as a package.