Table 17-4

question 102

Multiple Choice

Table 17-4. The information in the table below shows the total demand for high-speed Internet subscriptions in a small urban market. Assume that each company that provides these subscriptions incurs an annual fixed cost of $200,000 (per year) and that the marginal cost of providing an additional subscription is always $80.

-Refer to Table 17-4.Assume there are two profit-maximizing high-speed Internet service providers operating in this market.Further assume that they are able to collude on the quantity of subscriptions that will be sold and on the price that will be charged for subscriptions.How much profit will each company earn?

• A) $80,000
• B) $120,000
• C) $160,000
• D) $210,000

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Definitions:

Second Law

Also known as the second law of thermodynamics, it states that the total entropy of an isolated system can never decrease over time, and is central to the direction of heat transfer and the efficiency of heat engines.

Entropy

A measure of the disorder or randomness in a system, often associated with the second law of thermodynamics.

Disorder

A disruption to regular bodily structure and function, leading to disease or ailment.

Heat

A form of energy transfer between two substances or systems due to a temperature difference.