Fertilizer Q TFC TVC TC MC ATC AVC AFC TR MR 25 70 1300                   100       8             150           10       55 220     3500               Notes: Fertilizer, Q, TFC, TVC, TC, MC, ATC, AVC and AFC refer to quantity of           fertilizer (in units), quantity of output (in units), total fixed cost, total variable cost, total cost, marginal cost, average total cost, average variable cost and average fixed cost, respectively.        Answer the following questions based on the Table completed:   What is the marginal input cost?                                                                                Answer Is the firm making a profit or loss?                                                                              Is the firm operating in the long-run or in the short-run? Why?

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Fertilizer

Q

TFC

TVC

TC

MC

ATC

AVC

AFC

TR

MR

25

70

1300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

150

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

55

220

 

 

3500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes: Fertilizer, Q, TFC, TVC, TC, MC, ATC, AVC and AFC refer to quantity of           fertilizer (in units), quantity of output (in units), total fixed cost, total variable cost, total cost, marginal cost, average total cost, average variable cost and average fixed cost, respectively.     

 

Answer the following questions based on the Table completed:

 

What is the marginal input cost?                                                                               

Answer

Is the firm making a profit or loss?                                                                           

 

Is the firm operating in the long-run or in the short-run? Why?                              

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