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Back to Assignment st [T ] Kesptnetighst /1 5. Competition Crystal's lawn-mowing service is a profit-maximizing, competitive firm. Crystal mows lawns for $25 each. Her total cost each day is $300, of which $60 is a fixed cost. She mows 15 lawns a day. In the short run, Crystal should ot shut down_v . In the long run, Crystal should not exit_v/ the industry. Points: mm—1/1 Explanation: Close Explanation ~ Because Crystal's average total cost is 320 — $20, which is less than the price, she will not exit the industry in the long run. Because fixed cost 00 350 3 Firm's Short-Run Decision to Shut Down; and The Firm's Long-Run Deci is $60, average variable cost is $16, which is less than the price, Crystal will not shut down in the short run. See Sections: The ion to Exit or Enter a Market.
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Suppose Ana runs a small business that manufactures shirts. Assume that the market for shirts is a perfectly competitive market, and the market
price is $20 per shirt.
The following graph shows Ana's total cost curve.
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TOTAL REVENUE, TOTAL COST, AND PROFIT (Dollars)
Total Revenue
A
125
100
Total Cost
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Profit
200
175
150
75
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QUANTITY OF OUTPUT (Shirts)
(?)
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1. A local restaurant has a weekly fixed cost of $1507 per week, and unit costs of $1.75 per
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a.
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and loss.
b. Label the ordered pair (x,y) for the break-even point.
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Price
and
cost
$4.00
3.20
2.40
1.60
0
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ATC
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HONDE SOM= 15152
850
1,700
MR
2,550
D
Quantity
a. If Elijah produces at the profit-maximizing level of
output, how much is his total revenue? How much is
his total cost? Briefly explain your calculations.
a. How much economic profit is Elijah earning? Briefly
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$0.00
Round to the nearest cent
b. What is their operating profit per meal?
50.00
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Round your answers to 2 decimal places.
Output
Average Variable Cost
AverageTotal Cost
MarginalCost
Total Cost
0
/
/
/
$ 100
1
$
$
$
130
2
150
3
180
4
220
5
270
6
330
7
440
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Output
Average Variable Cost
AverageTotal Cost
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Total Cost
0
/
/
/
$ 95
1
$
$
$
115
2
125
3
150
4
200
5
270
6
350
7
450
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5
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7
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8
22.00
9
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10
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1
5.50
6.00
5 00
4 50
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3
12.50
4.00
15.00
5
3.50
17.00
6
3.00
18.50
7
2.50
20.50
8
2.00
23.50
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250
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LEVEL
MARKET
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3
3
3
PRICE
ТОTAL
INCOME
TOTAL FIXED
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14
14
14
14
14
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COST
ТОTAL
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5.5
6.7
8.2
10
13.25
VARIABLE
25
COST
TOTAL COST
TОTAL
BENEFIT
MARGINAL
3
3
3
3
INCOME
AVERAGE
TOTAL COST
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for calculating the missing costs, income, and profit. Considering the following data:
a) Indicate at what level of production the MC is equal to the price, so that the company is perfectly
competitive in the short term.
3.
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