Suppose Island Bikes, a profit-maximizing firm, is the only bike rental company in a small resort town. The marginal cost to Island Bikes of renting out a bike is $3, and Island Bikes has no fixed costs. Each day Island Bikes has six potential customers, whose reservations prices are listed in the table. CustomerReservation Price($/Rental)A22B16C12D8E6F4If Island Bikes charges a single price to all of its customers, then what will be its daily economic profit?
A. $33
B. $27
C. $36
D. $26
Answer: B
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