For a monopolistโ€™s product, the demand function is ๐‘ = 72 โˆ’ 0.04๐‘ž and the cost

function is ๐‘ = 500 + 30๐‘ž. At what level of output will the profit be maximized? At
what price does this occur and what is the profit?

ANSWER: 525, RM51, RM10,525
I WANT THE STEPS
ITS OPTIMIZATION

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I don't see anything about price. Is p(q) the price? If so, then since revenue = price * quantity,
profit = pq-c
so expand that and find where the derivative is zero.