Table 17-8 For a Certain Small Town, the Table Shows the Demand

question 110

Multiple Choice

Table 17-8
For a certain small town, the table shows the demand schedule for water. Assume the marginal cost of supplying water is constant at $4 per bottle and there are no other costs.
-Refer to Table 17-8. If there are two suppliers of water, Victor and Sami, and if they have successfully formed a cartel and split the market evenly, then how many bottles will Sami supply?

• A)100
• B)200
• C)300
• D)400

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