Only two firms, Acme and Pinnacle, sell a particular product.  The table below shows the demand curve for their product.  Each firm has the same constant marginal cost of $10 and zero fixed cost.   Price Quantity Total Revenues 70 0 0 65 100 6500 60 200 12000 55 300 16500 50 400 20000 45 500 22500 40 600 24000 35 700 24500 30 800 24000 25 900 22500 20 1000 20000 15 1100 16500 10 1200 12000 5 1300 6500 0 1400 0       Refer to Table 17-9.  If Acme and Pinnacle operate to jointly maximize profits and agree to share the profit equally, then how much profit will each of them earn? Group of answer choices $9,000 $8,750 $8,000 $6,750

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Table 17-9
Only two firms, Acme and Pinnacle, sell a particular product.  The table below shows the demand curve for their product.  Each firm has the same constant marginal cost of $10 and zero fixed cost.

 
Price
Quantity
Total Revenues
70
0
0
65
100
6500
60
200
12000
55
300
16500
50
400
20000
45
500
22500
40
600
24000
35
700
24500
30
800
24000
25
900
22500
20
1000
20000
15
1100
16500
10
1200
12000
5
1300
6500
0
1400
0
     


Refer to Table 17-9.  If Acme and Pinnacle operate to jointly maximize profits and agree to share the profit equally, then how much profit will each of them earn?
Group of answer choices
$9,000
$8,750
$8,000
$6,750
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