MICROECONOMICS W/ CONNECT
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Author: McConnell
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Chapter 9.8, Problem 1QQ
To determine
Short run average total cost .
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Q1:(A) Assume the following cost data are for a purely competitive producer:
total product
average fixed cost
Average variable cost
Average total cost
Marginal cost
0
$45
1
$60
$45
$105
$40
2
$30
$42.5
$72.5
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$40
$60
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At a product price $56.will this firm produce in the short run? why or why not? if it is preferable to produce, what will be the profit maximizing or loss- minimizing output? explain what economic profits or loss will the firm realize per unit of output ? Use MR-MC approach also show economic profit graphically.
Output (Concession Stand Items)
Number of Workers Employed Per Day
Price of Labor Per Worker Per Day
Total Variable Cost of Labor
Total Fixed Costs Per Day
Total Cost Per Day
Average Price of Concession Stand Items
Total Revenue
Profit
Average Variable Cost
Average Fixed Cost
Average Total Cost
Marginal Cost
Marginal Revenue
0
0
$120
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2000
$8.00
0
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0
0
0
8
100
2
$120
240
$2,000
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$8.00
800
-1640
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22.40
2.40
8
400
4
$120
480
$2,000
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3200
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6.20
0.80
8
750
6
$120
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$2,000
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8
900
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$120
960
$2,000
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3.29
1.60
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$2,000
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1.95
3.12
1.92
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1,125
12
$120
1440
$2,000
3440
$8.00
9000
5560
1.28
1.77
3.06
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Output (Concession Stand Items)
Number of Workers Employed Per Day
Price of Labor Per Worker Per Day
Total Variable Cost of Labor
Total Fixed Costs Per Day
Total Cost Per Day
Average Price of Concession Stand Items
Total Revenue
Profit
Average Variable Cost
Average Fixed Cost
Average Total Cost
Marginal Cost
Marginal Revenue
0
0
$120
0
$2,000
2000
$8.00
0
-2000
0
0
0
0
8
100
2
$120
240
$2,000
2240
$8.00
800
-1640
2.40
20
22.40
2.40
8
400
4
$120
480
$2,000
2480
$8.00
3200
720
1.20
5
6.20
0.80
8
750
6
$120
720
$2,000
2720
$8.00
6000
3280
0.96
2.66
3.62
0.67
8
900
8
$120
960
$2,000
2960
$8.00
7200
4240
1.07
2.22
3.29
1.60
8
1,025
10
$120
1200
$2,000
3200
$8.00
8200
5000
1.17
1.95
3.12
1.92
8
1,125
12
$120
1440
$2,000
3440
$8.00
9000
5560
1.28
1.77
3.06
2.40…
Chapter 9 Solutions
MICROECONOMICS W/ CONNECT
Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 1QQCh. 9.2 - Prob. 2QQCh. 9.2 - Prob. 3QQCh. 9.2 - Prob. 4QQCh. 9.5 - Prob. 1QQCh. 9.5 - Prob. 2QQCh. 9.5 - Prob. 3QQCh. 9.5 - Prob. 4QQCh. 9.8 - Prob. 1QQCh. 9.8 - Prob. 2QQ
Ch. 9.8 - Prob. 3QQCh. 9.8 - Prob. 4QQCh. 9 - Prob. 1DQCh. 9 - Prob. 2DQCh. 9 - Prob. 3DQCh. 9 - Prob. 4DQCh. 9 - Prob. 5DQCh. 9 - Prob. 6DQCh. 9 - Prob. 7DQCh. 9 - Prob. 8DQCh. 9 - Prob. 1RQCh. 9 - Which of the following are short-run and which are...Ch. 9 - Prob. 3RQCh. 9 - Indicate how each of the following would shift the...Ch. 9 - Prob. 5RQCh. 9 - Prob. 6RQCh. 9 - Prob. 1PCh. 9 - Prob. 2PCh. 9 - Prob. 3PCh. 9 - Prob. 4P
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