There Is Only One Gas Station Within Hundreds of Miles

question 54

Multiple Choice

There is only one gas station within hundreds of miles. The owner finds that when she charges $3 a gallon, she sells 199 gallons a day, and when she charges $2.99 a gallon, she sells 200 gallons a day. The marginal revenue of the 200th gallon of gas is

• A) $.01.
• B) $1.
• C) $2.99.
• D) $3.
• E) $600.

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