Using the same reasoning as in the previous question we know that MC must be over $12 but no more than $14.

Q P TR MR
1 20 20 20
2 19 38 18
3 18 54 16
4 17 68 14
5 16 80 12
6 15 90 10
7 14 98 8
8 13 104 6
17. Suppose at the next sporting event, a few weeks later, we observe Lane (still with the same monopoly on brick oven baked goat cheese and avocado pizzas) selling her pizzas for $17 each. If nothing has changed about the demand data we know then that her new marginal cost for each pizza must be:
  1. over $6 but no more than $8. If this were the case she would have sold 8 pizzas at $13 each.
  2. over $8 but no more than $10. If this were the case she would have sold 6 pizzas at $15 each.
  3. over $10 but no more than $12. If this were the case she would have sold 5 pizzas at $16 each.
  4. over $12 but no more than $14.
  5. over $14 but no more than $16. If this were the case she would have sold 3 pizzas at $18 each, but MC could have been as high as $16 and this would be true too.
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