A price-setting firm faces the following estimated demand and average variable cost functions: Qd= 800,000 − 2,000P + 0.7M + 4,000PR AVC = 500−0.03Q + 0.000001Q2 where Qd is the quantity demanded, P is price, M is income, and PR is the price of a related good. The firm expects income to be $40,000 and PR to be $53. Total fixed cost is $2,600,000. What is the profit-maximizing choice of output? a. 8,000 units b. 20,000 units c. 0 units, the firm shuts down

A price-setting firm faces the following estimated demand and average variable cost functions: Qd= 800,000 − 2,000P + 0.7M + 4,000PR AVC = 500−0.03Q + 0.000001Q2 where Qd is the quantity demanded, P is price, M is income, and PR is the price of a related good. The firm expects income to be $40,000 and PR to be $53. Total fixed cost is $2,600,000. What is the profit-maximizing choice of output? a. 8,000 units b. 20,000 units c. 0 units, the firm shuts down

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

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Author:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

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Chapter9: Applications Of Cost Theory

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