Melanie and Oli Are Competing Pacific Halibut Fishers

Melanie and Oli are competing Pacific halibut fishers. Both have been allocated ITQs that limit their catch to 1,000 tons of Pacific halibut each. Melanie's cost per ton is $20; Oli's cost per ton is $28. Assume that the market price of Pacific halibut is $40 per ton. If Melanie pays Oli $10 per ton for his ITQs and then catches her new limit of 2,000 tons, their combined profit would be

A) $28,000.
B) $32,000.
C) $40,000.
D) $54,000.