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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...
Quantity of Coffee Produced (units) Marginal Cost 0 $3 $2 $1 4 $2 5 $3 6 $4 7 $5 Northwest Coffee Co. is a firm in a perfectly competitive market. Each time it sells a unit of coffee, its total revenue increases by $4. The marginal cost of producing different quantities of coffee is given in the table above. The profit-maximizing quantity of output is units of coffee. 04 07
Suppose the market for apples is perfectly competitive. The short-run average total cost and marginal cost MC of growing apples for an individual grower are illustrated in the figure to the right. Assume that the market price for apples is $34.00 per box. What is the profit-maximizing quantity for apple growers to produce?boxes. Enter your response as an integer.) At this level of output, profit will be Enter your response rounded to the nearest dollar.) Apple growers will earn positive...
MC ATC Cost ($ per unit) ONWA0BB 9 10 Quantity The figure above gives the marginal cost (MC) and average total cost (ATC) curves for a firm operating in a perfectly competitive market with a market price of $7. Use this figure to answer the questions below. a. What is the profit maximizing quantity of output? b. When profit is maximized, what is the economic profit?
Question 23 (2 points) The graph below shows the average total cost and marginal cost curves of a perfectly competitive firm. If the market price is $7, what is the output level that maximizes the firm's profit? 12 11 10 MC ATC 9 8 Price $/Q S 4 3 2 0 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Quantity Q23 Q=4 3 N 1 0 0 4 5 6 7 8 9 10...
Total Revenue Marginal Revenue 1) For the following firm in a competitive market, COSTS REVENUES Quantity Total Marginal Quantity Produced Cost Cost Demanded Price SO $80 $50 $80 $102 $80 $157 $80 $217 SSO $285 $80 $365 $80 $462 $80 8 $582 IS $80 a) Fill the column for marginal cost, total revenue and marginal revenue. b) What is interesting about the numbers you find for marginal revenue. c) Based on profit maximization rule that you learned in Chapter 14...
The table below shows the weekly marginal cost (MC) and average total cost (ATC) for Buddies, a perfectly competitive firm that produces novelty ear buds in a competitive market. The market price of ear buds is $6.00 per pair. Buddies Production Costs Quantity MC ATC of Ear Buds ($) ($) 10 3.5 15 2 2.44 2.86 3.56 4.02 3.17 5.48 3.5 40 5.98 3.81 45 8.49 4.33 20 25 35 Instructions: In part a, enter your answer as the closest...
15. When marginal cost is less than average total cost, a. marginal cost must be falling. b. average variable cost must be falling. c. average total cost is falling. d. average total cost is rising. 16. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a competitive market? a. Buyers and sellers are price takers. b. Each firm sells a virtually identical product. c. Entry is limited d. Each firm chooses an output level that maximizes profits. 17. If a...
Assume that the following marginal costs exist in catfish production: Instructions: Complete the table below. If you are entering any negative numbers be sure to include a negative sign (-) in front of those numbers. Quantity produced (units per day) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Marginal cost (per unit) $4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Price (per unit) - $25 24 23 22 - 21 - 20 19 - 18 Quantity demanded (units per day) 10 11...
15. Use the following figure for a firm in a perfectly competitive market. a What is the output that maximizes the firm's profit? b. At the profit-maximizing output, calculate total revenue and total cost. C. If the firm maximizes profit, how much profit does it earn? d. What will likely happen to market demand or market supply in the long run? e. What will likely happen to the market price in the long run? Price (s) d = P =...