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Author: N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 13, Problem 2CQQ
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The condition of the competitive firm maximizing the profit by choosing the quantity.
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A profit-maximizing firm in a competitive market is currently producing 500 units of output. It has
average revenue of $10, average total cost of $8, and fixed costs of $200. a. What is its profit? b.
What is its marginal cost? c. What is its average variable cost? d. Is the efficient scale of the firm more
than, less than, or exactly 100 units?
If a profit-maximizing, competitive firm is producing a quantity at which marginal cost is between average variable cost and average total cost, it will
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b. Does a competitive firm’s price equal its marginal cost in the short run, in the long run, or both? Explain.
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