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economics revenue benefits: Original post by Shula Asher Silberstein of Demand Media Economists and analysts use marginal revenue and marginal benefits to determine how much of a product a company should make to maximize its profits. Marginal revenue is the producer's side of the equation. It measures how much money a producer takes in based on the cost of producing an item. Marginal benefit is the maximum amount a consumer…

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