During the 1950s the wholesale price for chicken for a country fell from 25¢ per pound to 14¢ per pound, while per capita chicken consumption rose from 21.5 pounds per year to 27 pounds per year. Assuming that the demand for chicken depended linearly on the price, what wholesale price for chicken would have maximized revenues for poultry farmers?

What would have that revenue amounted to? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)
$ per year

Question

During the 1950s the wholesale price for chicken for a country fell from 25¢ per pound to 14¢ per pound, while per capita chicken consumption rose from 21.5 pounds per year to 27 pounds per year. Assuming that the demand for chicken depended linearly on the price, what wholesale price for chicken would have maximized revenues for poultry farmers?

What would have that revenue amounted to? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)
$    per year