Suppose that there are two types of firms in a perfectly competitive market. Firms of type A have costs given by CA(q) = 30q2 + 10q. Firms of type B have costs given by CB(q) = 50q2 + 10. ( dCA dq = 60q + 10 and dCB dq = 100q). There are 60 firms of type A and 100 firms of type B. Derive the individual firm supply functions for each type of firm and What is the range of prices in which some firms produce but others do not? Are there prices at which no firms produce Why?

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Suppose that there are two types of firms in a perfectly competitive market. Firms

of type A have costs given by CA(q) = 30q2 + 10q. Firms of type B have costs given by CB(q) = 50q2 + 10.

( dCA

dq = 60q + 10 and dCB

dq = 100q). There are 60 firms of type A and 100 firms of type B.

Derive the individual firm supply functions for each type of firm and What is the range of prices in which some firms produce but others do not? Are there prices at which no firms produce Why?

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