Consider a competitive market, dispersed among hundreds of companies. The Total Cost Curve of these firms is given by: CT = 5,000+2q² -400q. Assuming the market price is $800.00 per unit of product, ask: a) What is the quantity capable of maximizing the profit of competitive companies? b) What can we say about this market, in terms of its long-term equilibrium? c) Graphically sketch the results of questions (a) and (b).

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Consider a competitive market, dispersed among hundreds of companies. The Total Cost Curve of these firms is given by: CT = 5,000+2q² -400q.

Assuming the market price is $800.00 per unit of product, ask:

a) What is the quantity capable of maximizing the profit of competitive companies?

b) What can we say about this market, in terms of its long-term equilibrium?

c) Graphically sketch the results of questions (a) and (b).

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