What is the marginal revenue associated with the sale of the fifth unit?   $2 -$2 $10 -$10

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The following table shows the total revenue and total cost for a monopolist at various levels of output.

 

Output

Total Revenue

Total Cost

1

12

22

2

26

26

3

50

32

4

58

40

5

60

51

6

61

66

7

58

86

8

48

112

9

36

142

 

What is the marginal revenue associated with the sale of the fifth unit?

 

  1. $2
  2. -$2
  3. $10
  4. -$10
 
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