Producing the allocatively efficient level of output means producing where Price = Marginal Cost, or where the marginal cost curve intersects the demand curve. This occurs at 12 million units of output. To sell this amount the price must be $12, so total expenditure is $12 x 12 million = $144 million. This is shown as the green area to the right.
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