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show all steps and formulas VC A product in a perfectly competitive market is $6. Assume...
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VC A product in a perfectly competitive market is $6. Assume the firm is subject to the following outputs and cost MR= TC MC= ATC Profit/Loss ATR/AQ ATR/AQ 200 250 12.5 -130 399 500 600 700 850 158 1000 191 1200 16 219 1700 7.76 II. Complete the table Plot the demand, MR, ATC and MC curves on a graph. Identify the profit maximizing output and price. Is this firm maximizing profits? Explain Can this...
If a perfectly competitive firm is producing 150 units of output at a price of P=$20,...
If a perfectly competitive firm is producing 150 units of output at a price of P=$20, where the MC of the 150th unit of output is MC=$20, the ATC of the 150th unit is ATC=$10, and the AVC of the 150th unit is AVC=$8, then which of the following statements is not correct? a. The firm should shut down when the price is less or equal to $8. b. The firm is producing at the profit maximizing level of output....
CHAPTER 11 (Competitive market) Figure 2 illustrates the cost and revenue functions for a firm operating...
CHAPTER 11 (Competitive market) Figure 2 illustrates the cost and revenue functions for a firm operating in a competitive industry. Use it to answer Questions #4 through #8. Figure 2 / AVC Price and Cost AVC MC 130 180 240 Quantity 4. Ceteris paribus, if the market price is $22 per unit, then it follows that the firm's profit-maximizing (or loss-minimizing) level of output: A. is zero B. cannot be determined C. is 180 D. is less than 180
(43) Assume a single firm in a purely competitive industry has short-run production costs as indi...
(43) Assume a single firm in a purely competitive industry has short-run production costs as indicated in the following table. Answer questions a through c using the data from this table. TVC-Total variable Costs. TC=Total Costs: AFC=Average Fixed Costs; AVC=Average Variable Costs; ATC-Average Total Costs; MC-Marginal Costs Total Output Total Variable Cost $ TVC TC 0 $5.00 $8.00 $10.00 $11.00 $13.00 $16.00 $20.00 Total Cost $ Average Average Average Total Cost Cost $ MC Marginal Fixed CosVariable $ AFC Cost...
1. Using the table below, a price of $6 for the output (Py), a cost of...
1. Using the table below, a price of $6 for the output (Py), a cost of $10 per unit of variable input (Px), and a TFC of $200, compute the three total costs (TVC, TFC, TC), the three average costs (AVC, AFC, ATC) and the marginal cost (MC). (28 points) (Please show work for all the questions) TFC TVC TC AFC AVC ATC MC Variable Output Input (bushels) 0 0 10 35 20 75 30 105 40 130 SO 140...
Sonya and Leah operate a small firm in a perfectly competitive market, the diagram illustrates its...
Sonya and Leah operate a small firm in a perfectly competitive
market, the diagram illustrates its MC, ATC, AVC and MR
curves.
1. What is their current average revenue per unit?
2. What is their profit maximizing level of output and
profit?
3. If the market clearing price drops to $10.00 per unit,
should they continue to produce in the short run if they wish to
maximize their economic profits (or minimize its economic losses)?
Explain.
4. What is their...
1) A perfectly competitive firm faces the following Total revenue, Total cost and Marginal cost functions:...
1) A perfectly competitive firm faces the following Total revenue, Total cost and Marginal cost functions: TR = 10Q TC = 2 + 2Q + Q2 MC = 2 + 2Q At the level of output maximizing profit , the above firm's level of economic profit is A) $0 B) $4 C) $6 D) $8 *Additional information after I did the math: The price this firm charges for its product is $10, the level of output maximizing profit is 4...
show all steps and formulas The table below shows the cost and revenue data for a...
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The table below shows the cost and revenue data for a firm in a perfect competitive market. Q Profit/ TR. MR MC ATC VC AVC Loss 0 20 50 68 2. 88 3 104 4 118 130 6 147 7 167 8 199 239 10 293 Complete the table State the profit maximizing quantity and total revenue at this point. State the shutdown rule and provide the shutdown point Calculate the AFC of this firm...
The graph below shows the marginal, average variable, and average total cost curves for a perfectly...
The graph below shows the marginal, average variable, and average total cost curves for a perfectly competitive firm. Refer to the graph to answer the following questions. Instructions: Indicate the profit-maximizing level of output. Enter your response as a whole number. Price and cost MC ATC AVC $40.50 36.00 30.00 MR 22.00 20.00 130 180 240 Quantity a. What is the amount of the fixed cost of production? $ b. Suppose the market price is $30 what is the firm's...
3. Consider a firm in a perfectly competitive industry with a cost structure as shown in...
3. Consider a firm in a perfectly competitive industry with a cost structure as shown in the table below. (a) If the market price is $360, will the firm produce at all? (b) If so, how much and why that particular quantity? (c) Calculate the economic profit or loss at the optimal level of output. Clearly show any calculations performed and explain reasoning used to arrive at your answers. AFC Output 0 AVC ATC MC Your answers 1 (a) 2...
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VC A product in a perfectly competitive market is $6. Assume the firm is subject to the following outputs and cost MR= TC MC= ATC Profit/Loss ATR/AQ ATR/AQ 200 250 12.5 -130 399 500 600 700 850 158 1000 191 1200 16 219 1700 7.76 II. Complete the table Plot the demand, MR, ATC and MC curves on a graph. Identify the profit maximizing output and price. Is this firm maximizing profits? Explain Can this...
CHAPTER 11 (Competitive market) Figure 2 illustrates the cost and revenue functions for a firm operating in a competitive industry. Use it to answer Questions #4 through #8. Figure 2 / AVC Price and Cost AVC MC 130 180 240 Quantity 4. Ceteris paribus, if the market price is $22 per unit, then it follows that the firm's profit-maximizing (or loss-minimizing) level of output: A. is zero B. cannot be determined C. is 180 D. is less than 180
(43) Assume a single firm in a purely competitive industry has short-run production costs as indicated in the following table. Answer questions a through c using the data from this table. TVC-Total variable Costs. TC=Total Costs: AFC=Average Fixed Costs; AVC=Average Variable Costs; ATC-Average Total Costs; MC-Marginal Costs Total Output Total Variable Cost $ TVC TC 0 $5.00 $8.00 $10.00 $11.00 $13.00 $16.00 $20.00 Total Cost $ Average Average Average Total Cost Cost $ MC Marginal Fixed CosVariable $ AFC Cost...
1. Using the table below, a price of $6 for the output (Py), a cost of $10 per unit of variable input (Px), and a TFC of $200, compute the three total costs (TVC, TFC, TC), the three average costs (AVC, AFC, ATC) and the marginal cost (MC). (28 points) (Please show work for all the questions) TFC TVC TC AFC AVC ATC MC Variable Output Input (bushels) 0 0 10 35 20 75 30 105 40 130 SO 140...
Sonya and Leah operate a small firm in a perfectly competitive
market, the diagram illustrates its MC, ATC, AVC and MR
curves.
1. What is their current average revenue per unit?
2. What is their profit maximizing level of output and
profit?
3. If the market clearing price drops to $10.00 per unit,
should they continue to produce in the short run if they wish to
maximize their economic profits (or minimize its economic losses)?
Explain.
4. What is their...
show all steps and formulas
The table below shows the cost and revenue data for a firm in a perfect competitive market. Q Profit/ TR. MR MC ATC VC AVC Loss 0 20 50 68 2. 88 3 104 4 118 130 6 147 7 167 8 199 239 10 293 Complete the table State the profit maximizing quantity and total revenue at this point. State the shutdown rule and provide the shutdown point Calculate the AFC of this firm...
The graph below shows the marginal, average variable, and average total cost curves for a perfectly competitive firm. Refer to the graph to answer the following questions. Instructions: Indicate the profit-maximizing level of output. Enter your response as a whole number. Price and cost MC ATC AVC $40.50 36.00 30.00 MR 22.00 20.00 130 180 240 Quantity a. What is the amount of the fixed cost of production? $ b. Suppose the market price is $30 what is the firm's...
3. Consider a firm in a perfectly competitive industry with a cost structure as shown in the table below. (a) If the market price is $360, will the firm produce at all? (b) If so, how much and why that particular quantity? (c) Calculate the economic profit or loss at the optimal level of output. Clearly show any calculations performed and explain reasoning used to arrive at your answers. AFC Output 0 AVC ATC MC Your answers 1 (a) 2...
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