Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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Quantity of Output
Total Cost
0.
$12
1.
$14
$18
$24
4.
$32
5.
$42
$54
$68
The table above shows the total cost function for a typical firm producing hats in a perfectly competitive market. The market price for hats is $9 per hat
(a) Calculate the average variable cost of the fifth unit. Show your work.
(b) What is the firm's profit-maximizing quantity of hats? Explain using marginal analysis.
(c) Draw a correctly labeled graph showing the firm's demand and marginal cost curves, and show the profit-maximizing quantity of hats determined in part (b).
(d) If the rent of the building the firm occupies increases, what will happen to the firm's profit-maximizing quantity of output in the short run? Explain.
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Quantity of Output
Total Cost
0.
$12
1.
$14
$18
$24
4.
$32
5.
$42
$54
$68
The table above shows the total cost function for a typical firm producing hats in a perfectly competitive market. The market price for hats is $9 per hat
(a) Calculate the average variable cost of the fifth unit. Show your work.
(b) What is the firm's profit-maximizing quantity of hats? Explain using marginal analysis.
(c) Draw a correctly labeled graph showing the firm's demand and marginal cost curves, and show the profit-maximizing quantity of hats determined in part (b).
(d) If the rent of the building the firm occupies increases, what will happen to the firm's profit-maximizing quantity of output in the short run? Explain.
B IU = E
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hp
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