2 3.John's lawn mowing service is a small business that acts as a price taker. Theprevailing fixed market price of lawn mowing is $20 per acre. John's costs are given by:Total Cost (TC) = 0.1q² + 10q +50.ATC= 0.2g +10AQMarginal cost (MC) =Where q = the number of acres that John chooses to mow each day.a) How many acres should John choose to mow in order to maximize profit?b) Calculate John's daily profit.c) Graph these results and label John's supply curve.

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3. John's lawn mowing service is a small business that acts as a price taker. The prevailing fixed market price of lawn mowing is $20 per acre. John's costs are given by: Total Cost (TC) = 0.1q² + 10q +50. Marginal cost (MC) = ATC = 0.2g +10 Where q = the number of acres that John chooses to mow each day. a) How many acres should John choose to mow in order to maximize profit? b) Calculate John's daily profit. c) Graph these results and label John's supply curve.

3. John's lawn mowing service is a small business that acts as a price taker. The prevailing fixed market price of lawn mowing is $20 per acre. John's costs are given by: Total Cost (TC) = 0.1q² + 10q +50. Marginal cost (MC) = ATC = 0.2g +10 Where q = the number of acres that John chooses to mow each day. a) How many acres should John choose to mow in order to maximize profit? b) Calculate John's daily profit. c) Graph these results and label John's supply curve.

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