Two Firms, C and D, Both Produce Coat Hangers

question 6

Multiple Choice

Two firms, C and D, both produce coat hangers.The price of coat hangers is $1.20 each.Firm C has total fixed costs of $750,000 and variable costs of 30' per coat hanger.Firm D has total fixed costs of $400,000 and variable costs of 50' per coat hanger.The corporate tax rate is 40%.If the economy is strong, each firm will sell 2,000,000 coat hangers.If the economy enters a recession, each firm will sell 1,400,000 coat hangers. If the economy is strong, the tax of firm C will be

• A)$420,000.
• B)$750,000.
• C)$510,000.
• D)$204,000.

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