The table shows the demand schedule for a particular product.

$\backslash$table$[[\backslash$table$[[$Quantity Demanded$],[($Units$)]],\backslash$table$[[$Price$],[($Dollars per unit$)]]],[0,16],[1,14],[2,12],[3,10],[4,8],[5,6],[6,4],[7,2],[8,0]]$

Refer to Table $18-3.$ Suppose the market for this product is served by two firms that have formed a cartel. If the marginal cost of production is $$4$ and each firm incurs a fixed cost of $$6,$ the combined profit of the cartel will be

a$.$ $$32$

b$.$ $$12$

C$.$ $$24$

d$.$ $$6$