Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 272

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
-(Table: Demand Schedule for Gadgets) Look at the table Demand Schedule for Gadgets. The market for gadgets consists of two producers, Margaret and Ray. Each firm can produce gadgets at a marginal cost of $2 and no fixed cost. If these two producers formed a cartel, agreed to split production of output evenly, and acted to maximize total industry profits, total industry profit would be:

• A) $10,000.
• B) $5,000.
• C) $2,500.
• D) $1,600.

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Rule of Five

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Degrees of Freedom

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