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 $3, and Island Bikes has no fixed costs. Each day Island Bikes has six potential customers, whose reservations prices are listed in the table. CustomerReservation Price($/Rental)A22B16C12D8E6F4Suppose 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 can charge a different price in the morning and in the afternoon, then in the afternoon, it will rent out ________ bike(s) and charge ________ per bike.
A. 3; $4
B. 5; $10
C. 1; $8
D. 2; $6
Answer: D
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