Managerial Economics & Business Strategy (Mcgraw-hill Series Economics)
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Author: Michael Baye, Jeff Prince
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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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
3
$20
$40
$60
$30
4
$15
$37.5
$52.5
$35
5
$12
$37
$49
$40
6
$10
$37.5
$47.5
$45
7
$8.57
$38.57
$47.14
$55
8
$7.50
$40.63
$48.13
$65
9
$6.67
$43.33
$50
$75
10
$6
$46.50
$52.5
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.
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