Profit Maximization for a Bicycle Manufacturer
A company manufactures custom bicycles. Its total cost to produce a quantity (Q) of bicycles is given by the function C(Q) = 500 + 10Q + 0.5Q². The market price (P) it can charge is determined by the inverse demand function P = 130 - Q. Based on this information, calculate the profit-maximizing quantity of bicycles to produce and the price at which to sell them.
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