a. If a competitive firm is making loss in the short run, and it is selling a (100) units of a good at S.R(9). To be known that the AVC is S.R(10). What should the firm decide? If the quantity produced changed from 1 to 2, the total cost changed from 64 to 80 and the price is 40. b. What is the total revenue? c. What is the marginal cost?

a. If a competitive firm is making loss in the short run, and it is selling a (100) units of a good at S.R(9). To be known that the AVC is S.R(10). What should the firm decide? If the quantity produced changed from 1 to 2, the total cost changed from 64 to 80 and the price is 40. b. What is the total revenue? c. What is the marginal cost?

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Author:Robert L. Sexton

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Chapter12: Firms In Perfectly Competitive Markets

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