The market demand for a monopoly firm is estimated to be:Qd = 100,000 - 500P + 2M + 500PRwhere Qd is quantity demanded, P is price, M is income, and PR is the price of a related good. The manager has forecasted the values of M and PR will be $50,000 and $20, respectively, in 2016. The average variable cost function is estimated to beAVC = 520 - 0.03Q + 0.000001Q2Total fixed cost in 2016 is expected to be $4 million. The profit-maximizing price for 2016 is
A. $100.
B. $260.
C. $520.
D. $80.
E. $560.
Answer: E
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