Suppose Always There Wireless serves 100 high-demand wireless consumers,who each have a monthly demand curve for wireless minutes of Q^d_H = 200 - 100P,and 300 low-demand consumers,who each have a monthly demand curve for wireless minutes of Q^d_L = 100 - 100P,where P is the per-minute price in dollars.The marginal cost is $0.25 per minute.Suppose Always There Wireless charges $0.25 per minute.If Always There Wireless charges the highest fixed fee that it can without losing the low-demand consumers,what are the profits from sales to each of the high-demand consumers? A) $9.38 B) $28.13 C) $153.13 D) $1.00

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At a price of $0.25, the quantity demanded by high-demand consumers is 200 - 100(0.25) = 175 minutes. The total revenue from selling these minutes at $0.25 each is 175 * $0.25 = $43.75. Since the marginal cost is also $0.25, the profit from selling minutes is zero. The profit comes entirely from the fixed fee. For low-demand consumers, the quantity demanded at $0.25 is 100 - 100(0.25) = 75 minutes, leading to a total spending of 75 * $0.25 = $18.75. Since this is the maximum they would pay, the fixed fee for high-demand consumers, without losing low-demand consumers, would be set at this level, $18.75. However, high-demand consumers are willing to pay up to 200 - 100(0.25) = 175 * $0.25 = $43.75 for minutes alone, so their total willingness to pay is $43.75 for minutes plus the $18.75 fixed fee, totaling $62.50. Since their actual total payment is $43.75 (for minutes) + $18.75 (fixed fee) = $62.50, and the cost of providing the service is $43.75 (cost of minutes at marginal cost), the profit from each high-demand consumer is the fixed fee of $18.75, which is not directly one of the options, indicating a need for recalculating based on the correct approach to find the profit specifically from the fixed fee or the error in the initial calculation. The correct profit calculation should consider the difference between total revenue (including the fixed fee) and the total variable costs, but the given options suggest a misunderstanding in the initial explanation.

Suppose Always There Wireless Serves 100 High-Demand Wireless Consumers,who Each