Assume two firms exist in the market, Buckley and Stetler. If they merge, they will have fixed costs of $140,000, marginal costs of $50, and a market share of 6 percent. The price elasticity of demand for clinic services is -0.22. Assume the volume of patients at the profit-maximizing price is 24,600. The merged firm's profits will be

Select one:

a.

$1,551,250

b.$461,250

c.$0

d.$321,250