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The table shows the costs that a firm faces when producing corn in a perfectly competitive market. Use it to answer the follo
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Q TC MC=Change in TC
0 36 -
1 46 10
2 54 8
3 60 6
4 64 4
5 65 1
6 69 4
7 77 8
8 92 15
9 117 25
10 160 43

Profit maximizing condition under perfectl competitive market is P=MC.

If P=$16 , then the profit maximizing output is 8 bushels of corn. Because when Q=8 , then P>MC and when Q=9 ,then P<MC, therefore the farm should grow 8 bushels of corn.

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