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Refer to the Following:
a Firm with Market Power Faces Qd=39,000500P+0.4M8,000PRQ _ { d } = 39,000 - 500 P + 0.4 M - 8,000 P _ { R }

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Refer to the following:
A firm with market power faces the following estimated demand and average variable cost functions:
Qd=39,000500P+0.4M8,000PRQ _ { d } = 39,000 - 500 P + 0.4 M - 8,000 P _ { R }
AVC=300.005Q+0.0000005Q2A V C = 30 - 0.005 Q + 0.0000005 Q ^ { 2 }
where
QdQ _ { d } is quantity demanded, P is price, M is income, and
PRP _ { R } is the price of a related good. The firm expects income to be $40,000 and
PRP _ { R } to be $2. Total fixed cost is $100,000.
-What price should the firm charge in order to maximize profit?


A) $42.50
B) $48
C) $50
D) $62
E) $70

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