Refer to Scenario 13

question 46

Multiple Choice

Refer to Scenario 13.2 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
SCENARIO 13.2: The government of Stratospheria is currently inviting investors to bid for the exclusive right to provide cable television service to its residents. The market demand for this service is P=55-0.01Q, where Q is the number of households that would subscribe to the cable service and P is the monthly fee charged to the subscribers. The associated marginal revenue curve is MR=55-0.02Q. Fun Cable Company is interested in bidding for the right to provide cable service in Stratospheria. It has a constant average and marginal cost of $5 for providing cable service to each household.
-Refer to Scenario 13.2. If Fun Cable Company were to be awarded the exclusive right to provide cable service in Stratospheria, how much profit would it earn?

• A) $0
• B) $62,500
• C) $75,000
• D) $112,500

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Definitions:

Total Revenues

The overall income generated by a firm or economy from its business activities, including sales of goods and services, before any expenses are deducted.

Marginal Returns

The additional output that is produced by using one more unit of a variable resource, keeping all other inputs constant.

Nonlabor Resources

are inputs in the production process that are not related to work or effort by employees, such as capital, land, and materials.

Diminishing

Refers to the principle where increasing one input, while holding others constant, will eventually yield lower per-unit returns.