Price Quantity Fixed Cost Variable Cost $20 0 $10   $0 $18 1 $10   $5 $16 2 $10   $8  $14 3 $10 $18   $12 4 $10 $30   $10 5 $10 $44         1) At Q=2, the marginal cost of this firm is $ ____ 2)The profit made by this profit-maximizing firm is $ __

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Refer to the accompanying table, which represents the costs and production for a monopolist.

Price Quantity Fixed Cost Variable Cost
$20 0 $10   $0
$18 1 $10   $5
$16 2 $10   $8
 $14 3 $10 $18
  $12 4 $10 $30
  $10 5 $10 $44
       

1) At Q=2, the marginal cost of this firm is $ ____

2)The profit made by this profit-maximizing firm is $ __

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