Visualize Price Impact on Demand and Profit Trends
Overview
This question evaluates understanding of price sensitivity, demand curves, and profit maximization, requiring competency in economic reasoning and quantitative interpretation of how price changes affect quantity demanded and profits.
Capital One
Jul 12, 2025, 6:59 PM
Data Scientist
Onsite
Analytics & Experimentation
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Price Sensitivity and Profit Curves
Context
You are modeling a single network service with a per-unit price p offered to a large market. Customer demand decreases with price. For clarity, assume:
- A standard downward-sloping demand curve.
- Constant marginal cost (MC) = c per unit, and optional fixed cost F.
- No capacity constraints.
Tasks
- Sketch and explain the expected relationship between price (p) and quantity demanded (Q).
- Sketch total profit (π) as a function of price and explain the shape. Indicate where profit is maximized and why.
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