During the 1950s the wholesale price for chicken for a country fell from 25ยข per pound to 14ยข per pound, while per capita chicken consumption rose from 21.5 pounds per year to 27 pounds per year. Assume that the demand for chicken depended linearly on the price. Construct a linear demand function q(p), where p is in cents (e.g., use 14c, not $0.14) Then, find the revenue function. R(p)

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