A perfectly competitive firm has the following total cost function: Total output Total Cost 0 20 1 30 2 42 3 55 4 69 5 84 6 100 7 117 How much will the firm produce if the price of the production the market is Rs. 14 per unit? How will it change its output if price rises to Rs. 16 per unit?

A perfectly competitive firm has the following total cost function: Total output Total Cost 0 20 1 30 2 42 3 55 4 69 5 84 6 100 7 117 How much will the firm produce if the price of the production the market is Rs. 14 per unit? How will it change its output if price rises to Rs. 16 per unit?

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Chapter23: Profit Maximization

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QUESTION 1

A perfectly competitive firm has the following total cost function:

Total output

Total Cost

0

20

1

30

2

42

3

55

4

69

5

84

6

100

7

117

How much will the firm produce if the price of the production the market is Rs. 14 per unit? How will it change its output if price rises to Rs. 16 per unit?

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Definition Definition Structure of the market that exists when many buyers and sellers exchange similar commodities and prices are fixed by market forces, demand, and supply. When there is perfect competition, a single business cannot impact the price or market value of the homogenous product.

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