Yann's bakery operates in a perfectly competitive market where the prevailing price for a baguette (his only product) is $3. If Yann's marginal cost function is given by MC=0.1q: (i) Yann's profit-maximizing level of output is _____ (ii) Yann's variable profit is ____ (iii) The producer surplus is ____

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Yann's bakery operates in a perfectly competitive market where the prevailing price for a baguette (his only product) is $3. If Yann's marginal cost function is given by MC=0.1q:

(i) Yann's profit-maximizing level of output is _____

(ii) Yann's variable profit is ____

(iii) The producer surplus is ____

Yann's bakery operates in a perfectly competitive market where the prevailing price for a baguette (his only product) is $3. If Yann's marginal cost function is given by
MC=0.1q:
(i) Yann's profit-maximizing level of output is
(ii) Yann's variable profit is
(iii) The producer surplus is
If Yann also has a fixed cost of $50, then:
(iv) his total profit is
(v) Assuming Yann cannot avoid the fixed cost, Yann should
Transcribed Image Text:Yann's bakery operates in a perfectly competitive market where the prevailing price for a baguette (his only product) is $3. If Yann's marginal cost function is given by MC=0.1q: (i) Yann's profit-maximizing level of output is (ii) Yann's variable profit is (iii) The producer surplus is If Yann also has a fixed cost of $50, then: (iv) his total profit is (v) Assuming Yann cannot avoid the fixed cost, Yann should
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