Big Waves is a large water park. Suppose the individual demand for entrance into Big Waves is Qd = 50 - (2 × P) and each consumer has the same demand. Big Waves has a constant marginal cost of $5 per consumer. If Big Waves charges the profit-maximizing single entry price to each consumer and offers the profit-maximizing number of entries, what is Big Waves profit per consumer?
A) $250 B) $200 C) $100 D) $300
B) $200
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