A cinema hall fixes the ticket price at Rs

MATHEMATICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Mathematics · Quadratic Equations · Quadratic Equations

Problem

A cinema hall fixes the ticket price at Rs xx. At this price, it expects an attendance of (400−2x)(400 - 2x) spectators per show. The management wants the revenue from one show to be exactly Rs 16 00016\,000. However, for marketing reasons, the ticket price must lie between Rs 60 and Rs 150, both inclusive. (i) Write an equation in xx that represents the required revenue condition. (ii) Solve the equation to obtain both possible ticket prices. (iii) Using the given price range, determine the ticket price that the management should fix.

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