Three firms agree to operate as a monopoly and charge the monopoly price of $50 for their product and (jointly) produce the monopoly quantity of 10,000 units. If the competitive price for the product is $35, under the Clayton Act these three firms face treble damages of ________.

A) $3,000,000 B) $150,000 C) $450,000 D) $1,000,000


C) $450,000

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