Consider a Cournot oligopoly consisting of five identical firms producing good X. If the firms produce good X at a marginal cost of $7 per unit and the market elasticity of demand is ?3, determine the profit-maximizing price.

A. $7 per unit
B. $5.25 per unit
C. $4.20 per unit
D. $7.50 per unit


Answer: D

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