Bartech,Inc $A V C = 10 - 0.003 Q + 0.0000005 Q ^ { 2 }$

Multiple Choice

Bartech,Inc.is a firm operating in a competitive market.The manager of Bartech forecasts product price to be $28 in 2021.Bartech's average variable cost function is estimated to be $A V C = 10 - 0.003 Q + 0.0000005 Q ^ { 2 }$ Bartech expects to face fixed costs of $12,000 in 2021.Now,suppose that the 2021 price forecast is drastically revised downward to $5.What is Bartech's profit-maximizing (or loss-minimizing) output for 2021?

A) 0 units
B) 1,000 units
C) 2,000 units
D) 3,000 units
E) 4,000 units