Refer to the Data Provided in Table 16 -Refer to Table 16

question 142

Multiple Choice

Refer to the data provided in Table 16.2 below to answer the following questions.
Table 16.2
$$\begin{array} { c c c } \text { Tons of Glass } & \text { MC } & \text { MSC } \\\hline 1 & 20 & 40 \\2 & 30 & 50 \\3 & 40 & 60 \\4 & 50 & 70 \\5 & 60 & 80 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Refer to Table 16.2. This glass-recycling firm is perfectly competitive and is NOT forced to take damage costs into account. If the market price of glass is $50 a ton and the firm behaves as a profit-maximizer, then total damage will be

• A) $40.
• B) $80.
• C) $220.
• D) $1,000.

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