CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY THIS KEEPS BEING DENIED IMMEDIATELY???? 2.6 Isabel runs her family's small pineapple processing plant,which takes fresh pineapples and cuts them into pine-apple rings, spears, and chunks. The capital stock of thefirm consists of three machines of various vintages, eachof which can the pineapples into any of the threedifferent forms. All of the machines are in excellent condi-processtion, and all machines can be running at the same time.Cost of Processingper PineappleMaximum Total Capacity(Pineapples) per DayMachine 1$ 0.10250Machine 20.25400Machine 30.50500a. Assume that “cost of processing" includes all labor andmaterials, including the owner's wages. Assume furtherthat Isabel's family signed a long-term contract (20 years)with a service company to keep the machines in goodrepair for a fixed fee of $1,825 per year, or $5 per day.(1) Derive the firm's marginal cost curve.(2) Derive the firm's total cost curve.b. At a price of $0.40, how many pineapples would thecompany process? What would total revenues, total costs,and total profits be?

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2.6 Isabel runs her family's small pineapple processing plant, which takes fresh pineapples and cuts them into pine- apple rings, spears, and chunks. The capital stock of the firm consists of three machines of various vintages, each of which can process the pineapples into any of the three different forms. All of the machines are in excellent condi- tion, and all machines can be running at the same time. Machine 1 Machine 2 Machine 3 Cost of Processing Maximum Total Capacity per Pineapple (Pineapples) per Day $0.10 0.25 0.50 250 400 500 a. Assume that "cost of processing" includes all labor and materials, including the owner's wages. Assume further that Isabel's family signed a long-term contract (20 years) with a service company to keep the machines in good repair for a fixed fee of $1,825 per year, or $5 per day. (1) Derive the firm's marginal cost curve. (2) Derive the firm's total cost curve. b. At a price of $0.40, how many pineapples would the company process? What would total revenues, total costs, and total profits be?