The table below shows the weekly marginal cost (MC) and average total cost (ATC) for Smitten, a perfectly competitive firm thatproduces children's mittens in a competitive market.Smitten's Production CostsQuantity (pairs of Marginal Costmittens)510152025303540Costs (dollars)109Smitten's marginal cost and average total cost curves are shown below.875m21(dollars)$1.502.0022.503.504.005.006.008.5034Smitten's Costs of Production5MCATCAverage Total Cost(dollars)$8.005.0010 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50Quantity (pairs of mittens)4.504.004.004.505.005.50 Instructions: Enter your answer as a whole number.a. If the market price of children's mittens is $6.00 per pair, how many pairs of children's mittens should Smitten produce per week tomaximize its profits?pairs of mittensb. What is Smitten's average total cost at the profit-maximizing quantity of children's mittens?c. What are Smitten's weekly profits If the market price is $6.00 per pair and the firm produces the profit-maximizing quantity ofmittens?d. What are Smitten's weekly profits if the market price is $5.00 per pair and the firm produces the profit-maximizing quantity ofmittens?e. At what price would Smitten earn a normal profit?

MC is marginal cost which is the addition to total cost when an additional unit is produced.ATC is…

a. If the market price of children's mittens is $6.00 per pair, how many pairs of children's mittens should Smitten produce per week to maximize its profits? pairs of mittens b. What is Smitten's average total cost at the profit-maximizing quantity of children's mittens? c. What are Smitten's weekly profits if the market price is $6.00 per pair and the firm produces the profit-maximizing quantity of mittens? d. What are Smitten's weekly profits If the market price is $5.00 per pair and the firm produces the profit-maximizing quantity of mittens? e. At what price would Smitten earn a normal profit?

a. If the market price of children's mittens is $6.00 per pair, how many pairs of children's mittens should Smitten produce per week to maximize its profits? pairs of mittens b. What is Smitten's average total cost at the profit-maximizing quantity of children's mittens? c. What are Smitten's weekly profits if the market price is $6.00 per pair and the firm produces the profit-maximizing quantity of mittens? d. What are Smitten's weekly profits If the market price is $5.00 per pair and the firm produces the profit-maximizing quantity of mittens? e. At what price would Smitten earn a normal profit?

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