Assume a company can offer customers cable television and Internet service at essentially zero marginal and average cost.The following table shows each customer's marginal willingness to pay for television,Internet services,and for a bundle containing both.If television and Internet services are sold separately,the profit-maximizing prices are

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To determine the profit-maximizing prices, we need to compare each customer's willingness to pay for television, internet services, and a bundle. We can see from the table that customers are willing to pay the most for a bundle, followed by internet services, and then television.

If the company decides to sell television and internet services separately: 
- Selling television for $100 would attract only 2 customers, resulting in a total revenue of $200. 
- Selling internet services for $60 would attract 3 customers, resulting in a total revenue of $180.

This would result in a total revenue of $380.

However, if the company decides to sell a bundle for $80, it would attract all 3 customers who are willing to pay for both television and internet services, resulting in a total revenue of $240.

Therefore, the profit-maximizing prices are television for $80 and internet services for $60, as this would result in the highest total revenue of $240.

Assume a Company Can Offer Customers Cable Television and Internet