The following table shows the daily demand schedule for round-trip train commutes between Dallas and Los Angeles for travelers:   Demand Schedule of Business Travelers  Price  QD  $1,100  310  $810  510  $510  810  $310  1,100    Suppose a train line's marginal cost per seat for the round-trip is $300. For profit-maximization, how much should the train-line charge per round-trip? Show your process using the half-way rule of Marginal Revenue for a monopoly.

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The following table shows the daily demand schedule for round-trip train commutes between Dallas and Los Angeles for travelers: 

 Demand Schedule of Business Travelers 

Price 

QD 

$1,100 

310 

$810 

510 

$510 

810 

$310 

1,100 

 

Suppose a train line's marginal cost per seat for the round-trip is $300. For profit-maximization, how much should the train-line charge per round-trip? Show your process using the half-way rule of Marginal Revenue for a monopoly.

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