Table: Cucumbers Use the Table

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Table: Cucumbers $$\begin{array} { c c } \hline \text { Cucumbers } & \text { Total Costs of Production } \\\hline 0 & \$ 0 \\100 & 50 \\200 & 110 \\300 & 180 \\400 & 260 \\500 & 350 \\600 & 450 \\\hline\end{array}$$
Use the table. Suppose that the market price per cucumber is $0.80. What is the marginal revenue of producing 100 cucumbers? What happens to total cost if cucumber production rises from 500 to 600? What is the profit-maximizing quantity of cucumbers?

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