Currently, a monopolist's profit-maximizing output is 400 units per week and it sells its output at a price o S60 per unit. The firm's total costs are $10,000 per week. The firm is maximizing its profit, and it earns $40 in extra revenue from the sale of the last unit produced each week. a. What are the firm's weekly economic profits? b. What is the firm's marginal cost? c What is the firm's average total cost?

Currently, a monopolist's profit-maximizing output is 400 units per week and it sells its output at a price o S60 per unit. The firm's total costs are $10,000 per week. The firm is maximizing its profit, and it earns $40 in extra revenue from the sale of the last unit produced each week. a. What are the firm's weekly economic profits? b. What is the firm's marginal cost? c What is the firm's average total cost?

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