Suppose Always There Wireless Serves 100 High-High Demand Wireless Consumers,each

question 48

Multiple Choice

Suppose Always There Wireless serves 100 high-high demand wireless consumers,each of whose monthly demand curve for minutes of wireless service is and 300 low-demand consumers,each of whose monthly demand curve for minutes of wireless is ,where P is the per-minute price in dollars.Its marginal cost is $0.25 per minute.Suppose Always There Wireless charges $0.35 per minute.How many minutes will high-demand consumers purchase?

• A) 65
• B) 35
• C) 75
• D) 165

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