Homework #1-Profit Maximization Due: Sep 14h (in class or submit in envelope on office door: A-437...
2. Determine the returns to scale of the following functions. Show your work. a) Q=4K + 3L b) Q= 2KL c) Q 10K/L Given fixed cost = $10 and the total cost given belowcompletethetable assumingfixed price of$8.00. Total Product AVC ATC TR Profit AFC TC MC 20 28 lo Io 20 -12 lG 24 -12 3.13 2.5 36 40 48 58 72 90 110 2o 9 4o 48 I.cc 87 8.28 ty 25225 一 s0 . 30 10 10
In a Monopoly market, a firm is a price maker since there are no close substitutes to the product. You are asked to find the company's Profit-Maximization, Fair- Return, and Social-Optimal points. Variable Costs remains at $1,280 per employee per month. Fixed Costs remains at $1,000.00. Graph the D, MR, MC, ATC, AFC, and AVC on one graph. Calculate the revenue, costs, and profits. Is this firm experiencing positive or negative profits? MR TVCATC TC TR AVC AFC MC 0...
Given the production function: Q-4(KL)12, w = 16, r-25, and capital is fixed at level Ko. Find the short-run total cost as a fiunction of Q: STCo) a. b. Find the short-run variable cost as a function of Q: VC(O) c. Find the short-run fixed cost as a function of Q: FC(Q) Given fixed cost = $10 and the total cost given belowcompletethetable assumingfixed price of$8.00. Total Product AVC ATC TR Profit AFC TC MC 20 28 lo Io 20...
Name 3. For each of the following production functions below, find the LR total cost as a function of Q: TC(O) LR average total cost as a function of Q: ATCO) .R average total cost vary with Q? (Hint, find the derivative: dATC(Qydo) Does this cost t function exhibit economies of scale, diseconomies of scale, or constant returns to scale? A. Q-4L2 B. Q-2L C. Q-L Given fixed cost S10 and the total cost given below complete the table assuming...
Name 4. For the following cost function: TC(Q)-10+20+40, find the following A. Fixed cost B. Variable cost C. Average fixed cost D. Average variable cost E. Average total cost Given the production function: Q = 4(KL)n, w = 16, r-25, and capital is fixed at level Ka. a. Find the short-run total cost as a function of Q: STC(Q) b. Find the short-run variable cost as a function of Q: VC(o) c. Find the short-run fixed cost as a function...
Given fixed cost-$10 and the total cost given below complete the table assuming fixed price of $8,00 Total Product 0 AFC TC MC TR Profit lo 20 28 -12 2.1 24 4 36 40 48 58 72 90 19 110 4o 6 48 s.2s io a) Complete all of the blanks above. b) At a price of $8.00, will this firm produce in the short run? If yes, how much does it produce? c) At a price of $8.00, will...
1. A monopoly is facing an inverse demand curve that is
p=200-5q. There is no fixed cost and the marginal cost of
production is given and it is equal to 50.
Find the total revenue function.
Find marginal revenue (MR).
Draw a graph showing inverse demand, MR, and marginal cost
(MC).
Find the quantity (q) that maximizes the profit.
Find price (p) that maximizes the profit.
Find total cost (TC), total revenue (TR), and profit made by
this firm.
Find...
ECON 1150 Out-of-Class ASSIGNMENT 3 [ Total Marks = 15] Suppose that the following table provides a measure of the total production or output, TP from addition successive units of Labour, L of Large 4-Shot latte’s: Quantity of Labour, QL Total Production or Output, TP Marginal Productivity of Labour, MPL Average Productivity of Labour, APL 0 0 1 3 2 10 3 20 4 35 5 55 6 85 7 110 8 130 9 145 10 155 Using the information...
Chapter 11 1. You are a self-employed profit-maximization consultant specializing in monopolies. Five single-price, profit-maximizing monopolies are currently seeking your advice, and al- though the information they have supplied to you is incomplete, your expert knowledge allows you to go back and make a definite recommendation in each case. Select one of the following recommendations for each firm in the short run: a. Remain at the current output level. b. Increase output. c. Reduce output. d. Shut down. e. Go...
3) For each a -d provide the plot and indicate the maximized
profit and label all curves, show price and other detail as the
slides and book do
a. Competitive market
b. Monopoly
c. Competitive Monopoly
d. Oligopoly.
Quantity (Q) Price (P) Total Revenue (TR) Fixed Cost (FC) Variable Cost (VC) Average Total Cost Variable Cost (TC) (AVC) Profit (TR-TC) Marginal Marginal Change in Revenue Cost Profit (MR) (MC) (MR-MC) 00 00 1 2 00 16 2.5 7 00 00...