Chipolteway - Washington University in St. Louis
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Greg Gerold
Harry Wong
ESE 251
Open 70 hours a week
Taxes/ Rent … -> 2000 USD per week
Labor Cost -> 10 USD/hr
Weighted average cost of all items -> 2.53
USD/item
WAP (weighted average price) of 6.50 USD
40 items were sold per an hour and 6 people were
required
WAP of 7 USD
20 items were sold per an hour and 4 people were
needed
Profit = total revenue – total cost
@ $6.50 = $4,916
@ $7.00 = $1,463
Is there a price regime within the range that
maximizes profit?
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p
r
i
c
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L
k
Cobb - Douglas Equation
Based on least squares regression fitting of statistical
data.
are constants with respect to time.
Beta =1 as K is constant
L = man hours
K= capital (rent, taxes…)
Y = productivity factor
Algebraic solution
Two regimes two unknowns
Y= 0.0000484
alpha=1.71
Profit = Total Revenue – Total Cost
Optimal at:
0 = Marginal revenue – Marginal Cost
Assume demand can be modeled by:
P(Q) = a – b*Q
7.00=a - b * 1400
6.50=a – b * 2800
Solve two simultaneous linear equations
a= 7.49, b=0.000357
There are two solutions within the domain
One is 2 burritos a week
The other is 11,120 burritos
So plugging in this quantity to the Profit
equation we get:
$6574/week
Labour
13.5 employees working 70 hour weeks
944 total hours
Pricing
$3.97
Sensitivity
Price
Quantity
What if?