Suppose you are the production manager of a small perfectly competitive firm making a single product. (i) Explain whether each of the following factors does or does not affect the profit-maximizing level of output your perfectly competitive firm makes. (ii) Is your answer different in the short run compared to the long run? Explain why/how. a. Rent for the firm’s space increases. (graph required) b. Health insurance premiums paid by the employer increase (graph required).

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Suppose you are the production manager of a small perfectly competitive firm making a single product. (i) Explain whether each of the following factors does or does not affect the profit-maximizing level of output your perfectly competitive firm makes. (ii) Is your answer different in the short run compared to the long run? Explain why/how.

a. Rent for the firm’s space increases. (graph required)

b. Health insurance premiums paid by the employer increase (graph required). 

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