Assume that the cost data in the following table are for a purely competitive producer: Average Total Product Fixed Cost Average Variable Average Total Cost Cost Marginal Cost 0 1 $ 60 $ 45 $ 105 $ 45 2 30 42.5 72.5 40 3 20 40 60 35 4 15 37.5 52.5 30 5 12 37 49 35 6 10 37.5 47.5 40 7 8.57 38.57 47.14 45 8 7.5 40.63 48.13 55 9 6.67 43.33 50 65 10 6 46.5 52.5 75 b. At a product price of $41 es i. Will this firm produce in the short run? Yes
Assume that the cost data in the following table are for a purely competitive producer: Average Total Product Fixed Cost Average Variable Average Total Cost Cost Marginal Cost 0 1 $ 60 $ 45 $ 105 $ 45 2 30 42.5 72.5 40 3 20 40 60 35 4 15 37.5 52.5 30 5 12 37 49 35 6 10 37.5 47.5 40 7 8.57 38.57 47.14 45 8 7.5 40.63 48.13 55 9 6.67 43.33 50 65 10 6 46.5 52.5 75 b. At a product price of $41 es i. Will this firm produce in the short run? Yes
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![Assume that the cost data in the following table are for a purely competitive producer:
Average
Total Product Fixed Cost
Cost
Average Variable Average Total
Cost
Marginal Cost
0
1
$ 60
2
30
$ 45
42.5
$ 105
$ 45
72.5
40
3
20
40
60
35
4
15
37.5
52.5
30
5
12
37
49
35
6
10
37.5
47.5
40
7
8.57
38.57
47.14
45
8
7.5
40.63
48.13
55
9
6.67
43.33
50
65
10
6
46.5
52.5
75
b. At a product price of $41
i. Will this firm produce in the short run? Yes
ces
ii. If it is preferable to produce, what will be the profit-maximizing or loss-minimizing output?
Loss-minimizing
output =
units per firm
iii. What economic profit or loss will the firm realize per unit of output? Loss
c. At a product price of $32
i. Will this firm produce in the short run? No
per unit = $
i. If it is preferable to produce, what will be the profit-maximizing or loss-minimizing output?
Not applicable output:
=
O units per firm
iii. What economic profit or loss will the firm realize per unit of output? Total loss
per unit = $](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fcc1b2b97-bb33-4048-be75-69a63cc05b14%2F30104b48-2ae4-493a-803d-114c85a94707%2F9ngse0c_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Assume that the cost data in the following table are for a purely competitive producer:
Average
Total Product Fixed Cost
Cost
Average Variable Average Total
Cost
Marginal Cost
0
1
$ 60
2
30
$ 45
42.5
$ 105
$ 45
72.5
40
3
20
40
60
35
4
15
37.5
52.5
30
5
12
37
49
35
6
10
37.5
47.5
40
7
8.57
38.57
47.14
45
8
7.5
40.63
48.13
55
9
6.67
43.33
50
65
10
6
46.5
52.5
75
b. At a product price of $41
i. Will this firm produce in the short run? Yes
ces
ii. If it is preferable to produce, what will be the profit-maximizing or loss-minimizing output?
Loss-minimizing
output =
units per firm
iii. What economic profit or loss will the firm realize per unit of output? Loss
c. At a product price of $32
i. Will this firm produce in the short run? No
per unit = $
i. If it is preferable to produce, what will be the profit-maximizing or loss-minimizing output?
Not applicable output:
=
O units per firm
iii. What economic profit or loss will the firm realize per unit of output? Total loss
per unit = $
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