Suppose Campus Books, a profit-maximizing firm, is the only supplier of the textbook for a given class. The marginal cost of supplying each book is constant and equal to $10, and Campus Books has no fixed costs. The table below shows the reservation prices of the eight students enrolled in the class.StudentReservation Price($/Book)Q60R54S48T42U36V30W30X30 If Campus Books is permitted to charge 2 prices, and the bookstore knows customers with a reservation price above $30 never bother with coupons, whereas those with a reservation price of $30 or less always use them, then what will be the bookstore's total economic profit?
A. $158
B. $150
C. $154
D. $130
Answer: A
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