Under perfect competition, each firm is a price taker. Suppose a single seller in the wheat market. The company produces and markets wheats at a Price = $38 per container. The firm’s total costs are given as: TC = 10 +2Q + 3Q2 a)   Find the Firm’s marginal cost? Show your steps, including graphs. Review additional resources? Hint: See the rules for differentiation   b)   What is the firm’s demand curve? Show it on a graph and label the axes showing P and Q   c)    What level of output should the firm produce? Hint: Set P = MC and solve for Q. Use a graph to show your answers as well

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Under perfect competition, each firm is a price taker. Suppose a single seller in the wheat market. The company produces and markets wheats at a Price = $38 per container. The firm’s total costs are given as:

TC = 10 +2Q + 3Q2

 

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Under perfect competition, each firm is a price taker. Suppose a single seller in the wheat market. The company produces and markets wheats at a Price = $38 per container. The firm’s total costs are given as:

TC = 10 +2Q + 3Q2

a)   Find the Firm’s marginal cost? Show your steps, including graphs. Review additional resources? Hint: See the rules for differentiation

 

b)   What is the firm’s demand curve? Show it on a graph and label the axes showing P and Q

 

c)    What level of output should the firm produce? Hint: Set P = MC and solve for Q. Use a graph to show your answers as well

 

d)   What is the firm Fixed Cost? Why? Also, use a graph to support your answer.

 

 

e)   What price should the firm charge? Why?

 

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