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- Apex is a perfectly competitive firm. It has total fixed costs of $300/day and a daily variable cost schedule in the table below. Apex’s product sells for $200 per unit. Quantity (units) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Total Variable Cost (TVC) 0 100 180 220 300 390 500 640 800 1000 1250Answer the following questions:1. If the market price dropped to $80, what is the profit-maximizing level of output? What is Apex’s profit (or loss) in this case?2. If the market price dropped further to $40, what is the profit-maximizing level of output? What is Apex’s profit (or loss) in this case?3. Comment on your answers to parts (1) and (2).Farmer Sam is supplying corns in a perfectly competitive market. In Year 1 he sells 3000 tons of corns at a price of $150 per ton. In Year 2 he sells 3600 tons at $200 per ton. In Year 2, his average revenue is ________ and her marginal revenue is ________. A) $20; $18B) $150; $200C) $200; $200D) $150; $150Apex is a perfectly competitive firm. It has total fixed costs of $300/day and a daily variable cost schedule in the table below. Apex’s product sells for $200 per unit. Quantity (units) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Total Variable Cost (TVC) 0 100 180 220 300 390 500 640 800 1000 1250Answer the following questions:a. What is the profit-maximizing level of output? Calculate Apex’s profit.b. If the market price dropped to $80, what is the profit-maximizing level of output? What is Apex’s profit (or loss) in this case?c. If the market price dropped further to $40, what is the profit-maximizing level of output? What is Apex’s profit (or loss) in this case?d. Comment on your answers to parts (2) and (3
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