Subject eco The table below shows the daily costs of Cathy's Corn Stand. Cathy sells her corn cobs in a perfectly competitive market.Cathy's Corn Stand's Production CostsQuantity (corn cobs) AVC (dollars)Costs and Revenues (dollars)5.004.504.003.50€ 3.002.50a. Draw Cathy's marginal cost (MC) curve.Instructions: Use the tool provided "MC" to plot the curve point by point (8 points total). Points for average variable and average totalcost are rounded to the nearest $0.25 in the graph.2.001.501.000.5020.0030.0040.0050.0060.0070.0080.0090.0002.252.001.811.701.671.681.751.86ATC (dollars)3.502.832.442.202.08Cathy's Corn Stand's Production CostsQuantity (corn cobs)MCATC2.042.062.14AVC10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100ToolsMC (dollars)2.001.501.251.251.501.752.252.75MC0 Instructions: In part b, enter your answer as a whole number. In part c, round your answer to two decimal places. If you are entering anegative number include a minus sign.b. If the market price of corn is $1.75 per corn cob, in the short run how much corn should Cathy produce each day to maximize profits?70 corn cobs per dayc. What are Cathy's profits/losses per day if she produces the profit-maximizing quantity of corn in the short run (losses are expressedas a negative number)?d. In the short run, assuming nothing else changes, Cathy shouldO produce the same quantity of corn per day.O produce a greater quantity of corn per day.O shut down, because the market price is above the AVC.O produce a lower quantity of corn per day.e. If the short-run price of corn falls to $1.25 per corn cob, Cathy shouldO produce a lower quantity of corn per day.O produce a greater quantity of corn per day.O shut down, because the market price is below the AVC.O produce the same quantity of corn per day.

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c. What are Cathy's profits/losses per day if she produces the profit-maximizing quantity of corn in the short run (losses are expressed as a negative number)? d. In the short run, assuming nothing else changes, Cathy should O produce the same quantity of corn per day. O produce a greater quantity of corn per day. O shut down, because the market price is above the AVC. O produce a lower quantity of corn per day. e. If the short-run price of corn falls to $1.25 per corn cob, Cathy should O produce a lower quantity of corn per day. O produce a greater quantity of corn per day. O shut down, because the market price is below the AVC. O produce the same quantity of corn per day.

c. What are Cathy's profits/losses per day if she produces the profit-maximizing quantity of corn in the short run (losses are expressed as a negative number)? d. In the short run, assuming nothing else changes, Cathy should O produce the same quantity of corn per day. O produce a greater quantity of corn per day. O shut down, because the market price is above the AVC. O produce a lower quantity of corn per day. e. If the short-run price of corn falls to $1.25 per corn cob, Cathy should O produce a lower quantity of corn per day. O produce a greater quantity of corn per day. O shut down, because the market price is below the AVC. O produce the same quantity of corn per day.

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Chapter22: Supply: The Costs Of Doing Business

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