Markup on Cost

question 2

Essay

Markup on Cost. Stinging Pesticides, Inc., provides scorpion control services, to residential and business customers in the El Paso area. The company recently raised its service price from $70 to $80 per annual treatment. As a result, sales fell to 37,500 from 52,500 treatments in the year earlier period.
A. Calculate the arc price elasticity of demand for SPI service.
B. Assume that the arc price elasticity (from Part A) is the best available estimate of the point price elasticity of demand. If marginal cost is $48 per unit for labor and materials, calculate SPI's optimal markup on price and its optimal price.

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Definitions:

Carbohydrates

Organic compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, which serve as a major source of energy for living organisms.

Salivary Glands

Glands in the mouth that produce saliva, which begins the process of digestion and helps protect the mouth from pathogens.

Inactivation

A process by which a substance, cell activity, or biological pathway is made less active or deactivated.

Amylase

An enzyme found in saliva and pancreatic fluid that converts starch and glycogen into simple sugars, aiding in digestion.