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 $3, and Island Bikes has no fixed costs. Each day Island Bikes has six potential customers, whose reservations prices are listed below.CustomerReservation Price($/Rental)A22B16C12D8E6F4 Suppose Island Bikes knows that customers whose reservation prices are at least $10 always rent bikes before noon, while those whose reservation prices are below $10 never do so. If Island bikes charges different price in the morning and in the afternoon, then what will be its daily economic profit?
A. $32
B. $27
C. $33
D. $39
Answer: C
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