The Price of a Certain Commodity in Dollars Per Unit

question 125

Essay

The price of a certain commodity in dollars per unit at time t (measured in weeks) is given by .
What is the price of the commodity at ?
$ /unit
How fast is the price of the commodity changing at ? (increasing / decreasing) at the rate of $ /wk
Find the equilibrium price of the commodity. (Hint: It's given by . Also, use the fact that .)
$ /unit

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