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A restaurant faces very high demand for its signature mousse desserts in the evening but is less busy during the day

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A restaurant faces very high demand for its signature mousse desserts in the evening but is less busy during the day. Its manager estimates that inverse demand functions are pe = 30 - Qe in the evening and pd = 16 - Qd during the day, where e and d denote evening and daytime. The marginal cost of producing its dessert evening, MCe, is $8. The marginal cost of producing its dessert daytime, MCd, is $4. There is no fixed cost of producing dessert. Create a spreadsheet with the column headings Qe, Pe, ?Re, MRe, TCe, MC, ne, Qd, Pd, TRd, MRd, TCd, MCd, and itd. (note: ne is profit evening and nd indicates profit daytime) a. What are the optimal prices for the dessert that the restaurant should charge during the evening hours? b. What is the optimal quantity for the dessert that the restaurant should produce during the evening hours? c. What is the total cost of producing the optimal quantity for the dessert during the evening hours? d. What is the maximum profit for the dessert that the restaurant should produce during the evening hours? e. What are the optimal prices for the dessert that the restaurant should charge during the daytime hours? f. What is the optimal quantity for the dessert that the restaurant should produce during the daytime hours? g. What is the total cost of producing the optimal quantity for the dessert during the daytime hours? h. What is the maximum profit for the dessert that the restaurant should produce during the daytime hours?