1) The bolt-making industry currently consists of 20 producers, all of whom operate with the identical short-run total cost curves C(q) = 16+q², where q is the annual output of a firm. The market demand for bolts is Qd = 110-p (assume that the industry is perfectly competitive). a. What is the firm's short-run supply curve? b. What is the short-run market supply curve? c. Determine the short-run equilibrium price and quantity in this industry.

1) The bolt-making industry currently consists of 20 producers, all of whom operate with the identical short-run total cost curves C(q) = 16+q², where q is the annual output of a firm. The market demand for bolts is Qd = 110-p (assume that the industry is perfectly competitive). a. What is the firm's short-run supply curve? b. What is the short-run market supply curve? c. Determine the short-run equilibrium price and quantity in this industry.

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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