The following table shows information for Hayek’s Maps, a perfectly competitive firm.   a. Complete the MC column in the table:   Output TC MC 0 $ 95   /   1 190      2 275      3 350      4 450      5 565      6 685      7 845      8 1,045      b. Given the prices in table below, fill in columns 2, 3, 4 and 5 of table. (Assume that partial units cannot be produced.) If you are entering any negative numbers be sure to include a negative sign (-) in front of those numbers.   (1) Price (2) Output (3) Total Revenue (4) Total Cost (5) Profit/Loss (6) Total Supply (7) Total Demand $ 89                800   98                780 107                740 116                700 125                660 134                620   c. Suppose there are 110 firms identical to this one. Show the total supply in column 6 of table above

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The following table shows information for Hayek’s Maps, a perfectly competitive firm.
 

a. Complete the MC column in the table:

 

Output TC MC
0 $ 95   /  
1 190     
2 275     
3 350     
4 450     
5 565     
6 685     
7 845     
8 1,045     


b. Given the prices in table below, fill in columns 2, 3, 4 and 5 of table. (Assume that partial units cannot be produced.) If you are entering any negative numbers be sure to include a negative sign (-) in front of those numbers.
 

(1)

Price

(2)

Output

(3)

Total Revenue

(4)

Total Cost

(5)

Profit/Loss

(6)

Total Supply

(7)

Total Demand

$ 89                800
  98                780
107                740
116                700
125                660
134                620

 

c. Suppose there are 110 firms identical to this one. Show the total supply in column 6 of table above.

 

d. If the market demand is as shown in column 7 of table , what will be the equilibrium price? What quantity will be traded in the market?


    Equilibrium price: $ 


    Quantity traded: 

e. At equilibrium, what quantity will this firm produce? What will be its profit or loss?

    Quantity:  ;   (Click to select)   profit   loss  : $ 

f. As a result of your answer in (e), will firms enter or leave this industry?

       (Click to select)   Enter   Leave 

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