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Question
The total revenue received from the sale of x units of a product is given by R (x) = 13x2 + 26x + 15. Find the marginal revenue when x = 7 ?
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Solution
Since the marginal revenue is the rate of change of total revenue with respect to its output,
Marginal Revenue (MR) =
Marginal Revenue (MR)
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