1. For each lettered space in the following table, determine the appropriate dollar amount (3) (1) Quantity of Output, Q (units) (5) Averoge Total Variable Variable Cost (AV (2) Total Fixed Cost (S) Average Fixed Cost (8) Averoge Total Marginal Cost MO (4) (7) (6) Total Cost (TC) Cost (ATC) (AFC) st (TVC) $200 A $0 V 200 30 200 50 3 200 60 Y 4 200 65 200 75 AA KK 6 200 G 95 BB 200 125 MM ww 200 165 NN 200 215 EE 00 Y 10 200 275 FE PP 2. Assume that the above cost data is for a perfectly competitive firm. Using this data answer the following: (a) If the market equilibrium price that this firm charges is $50, what level of output must this firm produce to maximize its profit? (b) What would be the amount of profit that this firm would earn if it produced at the profit-maximizing level of output? H E Z o a. O ad
For each lettered space in the following table, determine the appropriate dollar amount (See the chart attached)
- Assume that the above cost data is for a
perfectly competitive firm. Using this data answer the following:
(a) If the
(b) What would be the amount of profit that this firm would earn if it produced at the profit-maximizing level of output?
3. You read in a business magazine that farmers are reaping high profits. With the theory of perfect competition in mind, what do you
expect to happen over time (in the long run) to each of the following?
a. The prices of agricultural products
b. The profits of farmers
c. The equilibrium output in agricultural markets
d. The number of farms
4. Distinguish between economies of scale and diseconomies of scale. Give examples of why a firm may experience economies of scale.
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