Always There Wireless is wireless monopolist in a rural area. There are 200 customers, each of whom has a monthly demand curve for wireless minutes of Qd = 200 - 100P, where P is the per-minute price in dollars and Q is the number of wireless minutes. The marginal cost of providing the wireless service is $0.25 per minute. If Always There charges $0.50 per minute and the largest fixed fee that it can at that price, what is the difference in total profit compared to when it charges $0.25 per minute and the largest fixed fee that it can at that price?

A. Profit is the same in both cases, and it is equal to zero.

B. Profit is the same in both cases, and it is negative.

C. Profit is $626 higher at a price of $0.50.

D. Profit is $626 higher at a price of $0.25.


C. Profit is $626 higher at a price of $0.50.

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