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 $3, and Island Bikes has no fixed costs. Each day Island Bikes has six potential customers, whose reservations prices are listed in the table. Customer A B C D E F Reservation Price ($/Rental) 22 16 12 8 6 4 Suppose 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 morning, it will rent out per bike. bike(s) and charge.

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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 $3, and Island Bikes has no fixed costs. Each day Island Bikes has six potential customers, whose reservations prices are listed in the table.
Customer
A
B
C
D
E
F
Reservation
Price
($/Rental)
22
16
12
8
6
4
Suppose 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 morning, it will rent out
bike(s) and charge.
per bike.
Multiple Choice
1; $22
2: $16
Transcribed Image Text: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 $3, and Island Bikes has no fixed costs. Each day Island Bikes has six potential customers, whose reservations prices are listed in the table. Customer A B C D E F Reservation Price ($/Rental) 22 16 12 8 6 4 Suppose 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 morning, it will rent out bike(s) and charge. per bike. Multiple Choice 1; $22 2: $16
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