Question 5 The market for fertilizer is perfectly competitive. Firms in the market are producing output,...
Question 5
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The market for fertilizer is perfectly competitive. Firms in the market are producing output, but are currently making economic losses.
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Fill in the following blanks with A = above, E = equal to, B = below.
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From the previous statement, we know that the market price of fetilizer is Blank 1 average total cost, Blank 2 average variable cost, and Blank 3 marginal cost.
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Question 6
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Fill in the following blanks with U = go up, S = stay the same, D = go down.
In the long run, the price of fertilizer will Blank 1 and the total quantity produced will Blank 2. In addition, the amount of fertilizer produced by the average firm in the market will Blank 3.
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