3. Assume that you are an economic consultant. The firm that hired you has provided the information below. The firm is a price searcher and wants to maximize its profit (or minimize its loss). Information Price: $4 Elasticity of demand at price of $4 is Ed=-1 Quantity of output: 2000 Total variable cost: 4000 Average fixed cost: 1 Marginal cost is constant and equal to the average variable cost: MC=AVC=2.
3. Assume that you are an economic consultant. The firm that hired you has provided the information below. The firm is a price searcher and wants to maximize its profit (or minimize its loss). Information Price: $4 Elasticity of demand at price of $4 is Ed=-1 Quantity of output: 2000 Total variable cost: 4000 Average fixed cost: 1 Marginal cost is constant and equal to the average variable cost: MC=AVC=2.
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![3. Assume that you are an economic consultant. The firm that hired you has
provided the information
below. The firm is a price searcher and wants to maximize its profit (or
minimize its loss).
Information
Price: $4
Elasticity of demand at price of $4 is Ed=-1
Quantity of output: 2000
Total variable cost: 4000
Average fixed cost: 1
Marginal cost is constant and equal to the average variable cost:
MC=AVC=2.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F88c2ba49-df8e-4e8f-bf3b-30fcb8d7c9a6%2Feec08bd5-c1d5-40ea-8ecf-3acb000182ca%2Fwcbsy0f_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:3. Assume that you are an economic consultant. The firm that hired you has
provided the information
below. The firm is a price searcher and wants to maximize its profit (or
minimize its loss).
Information
Price: $4
Elasticity of demand at price of $4 is Ed=-1
Quantity of output: 2000
Total variable cost: 4000
Average fixed cost: 1
Marginal cost is constant and equal to the average variable cost:
MC=AVC=2.
![Which of the following answers correctly describes this case?
a) The firm is maximizing profits at the current price of $4.
b) The firm should increase price and reduce quantity produced.
c) None of the other answers
d) Firm should reduce price and increase quantity produced.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F88c2ba49-df8e-4e8f-bf3b-30fcb8d7c9a6%2Feec08bd5-c1d5-40ea-8ecf-3acb000182ca%2Fv8yn4kj_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Which of the following answers correctly describes this case?
a) The firm is maximizing profits at the current price of $4.
b) The firm should increase price and reduce quantity produced.
c) None of the other answers
d) Firm should reduce price and increase quantity produced.
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