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Date May 2019 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code 19M.3.HL.TZ0.1j
Level HL Paper 3 Time zone TZ0
Command term Calculate Question number j Adapted from N/A
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[Maximum mark: 2]
19M.3.HL.TZ0.1j

A music concert is to take place in Country Z. 40 000 tickets are available for the concert. Figure 3 shows the demand (D) for tickets at this concert.

Figure 3

 

(j)

Calculate the maximum revenue that could be earned from selling tickets for the concert.

[2]

Markscheme

150 × 30 000

Any valid working is sufficient for [1].

= $4 500 000

An answer of $4 500 000, 4 500 000, $4.5 million or 4.5 million without any working is sufficient for [1].

OFR applies from part (i), depending on where the MR curve cuts the x axis.

Examiners report

The majority of candidates recognized that revenue is maximized where MR = 0 and therefore earned full marks here, either correctly or with application of the Own Figure Rule (OFR). A significant number, however, provided an answer of $4 million without any justification.