Consider a competitive industry with a market demand curve of P = 120 - Q, where P is market price and Q is the quantity demanded in the market. In the short run there are 4 firms in the industry, and each firm has a total cost function of TC = 144 + q^2, where q is output of the individual firm. The short-run industry supply curve Qs is?

Consider a competitive industry with a market demand curve of P = 120 - Q, where P is market price and Q is the quantity demanded in the market. In the short run there are 4 firms in the industry, and each firm has a total cost function of TC = 144 + q^2, where q is output of the individual firm. The short-run industry supply curve Qs is?

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Chapter8: Perefect Competition

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