Bartech, Inc. is a firm operating in a competitive market. The manager of Bartech forecasts product price to be $28 in 2015. Bartech's average variable cost function is estimated to beAVC = 10 ? 0.003Q + 0.0000005Q2Bartech expects to face fixed costs of $12,000 in 2015. The profit-maximizing (or loss-minimizing) output for Bartech is
A. 2,000 units
B. 6,000 units
C. 0 units
D. 1,000 units
E. 500 units
Answer: B
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