Suppose that the total benefit and total cost from a company are given by the following equations: TB(Q) = 100 + 36Q – 4Q2 and TC(Q) = 80 + 12Q + 1.2Q2. Instructions: Round up your answers to no decimals. Do not round if the value is used for other calculations. The equation for the net benefits is: NB =  + Q^ + Q^ What are the net benefits when Q = 2 and Q = 6? NB(2) = $, NB(6) = $ The equation for the marginal net benefits. MNB(Q) =  + Q^

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  1. Suppose that the total benefit and total cost from a company are given by the following equations:

    TB(Q) = 100 + 36Q – 4Q2 and TC(Q) = 80 + 12Q + 1.2Q2.

    Instructions: Round up your answers to no decimals. Do not round if the value is used for other calculations.

    1. The equation for the net benefits is: NB =  + Q^ + Q^
    2. What are the net benefits when Q = 2 and Q = 6? NB(2) = $, NB(6) = $
    3. The equation for the marginal net benefits. MNB(Q) =  + Q^
    4. What are the marginal net benefits when Q = 2? Q = 6? MNB(2)= $, MNB(6) = $
    5. What level of Q maximizes net benefits?  units.
    6. At the value of Q that maximizes net benefits, what is the value of marginal net benefits? $
    7. At the value of Q that maximizes net benefits, what is the total profits? Profits = $
    8. The Q that maximizes total benefit is: Q =  units, and the profits at this level of Q is: Profits = $ 
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