Assume that a firm's marginal revenue curve intersects the rising portion of the marginal cost curve at 100 units of output. At this output level, a profit-maximizing firm's total cost is $1,000 . If the price of the product is $3 per unit and the firm produces at the profit-maximizing level, the firm will earn an economic profit equal to:
a. -$1,000.
b. -$700.
c. -$400.
d. -$600.
e. $200.
b
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