CAUTION: MANY PRODUCTS MAY NOT BE EFFECTIVE ON ROADRUNNERS The table below gives data on costs for the Acme Mail-Order Company, a firm in a competitive market. Among their customers is a certain hungry coyote. Q FC VC TC MC AVC ATC 60 60 -- 1 60 16 76 16 16 76 2 60 28 88 12 14 44 3 60 38 98 10 12.7 32.7 4 60 46 106 8 11.5 26.5 60 52 112 10.4 22.4 60 60 120 8 10 20 7 60 70 130 10 10 18.6 8 60 82 142 12 10.25 17.75 60 95 155 13 10.6 17.2 10 60 110 170 15 11 17 11 60 127 187 17 11.5 17 12 60 147 207 20 12.25 17.25 a. Determine the priceand quantity for Acme Company at -the shutdown point -the break-even point b. If the price is $20, what happens in the industry in the long run, assuming all firms have costs identical to the Acme Company's. c. Repeat the analysis from part b, but for a price of $12. LO

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The table below gives data on costs for the Acme Mail-Order Company, a firm in a competitive market. Among their customers is a certain hungry coyote.
Q
FC
VC
TC
MC
AVC
ATC
60
60
--
1
60
16
76
16
16
76
2
60
28
88
12
14
44
3
60
38
98
10
12.7
32.7
4
60
46
106
8
11.5
26.5
60
52
112
10.4
22.4
60
60
120
8
10
20
7
60
70
130
10
10
18.6
8
60
82
142
12
10.25 17.75
60
95
155
13
10.6
17.2
10
60
110
170
15
11
17
11
60
127
187
17
11.5
17
12
60
147
207
20
12.25 17.25
a. Determine the priceand quantity for Acme Company at
-the shutdown point
-the break-even point
b. If the price is $20, what happens in the industry in the long run, assuming all firms have costs identical to the Acme Company's.
c. Repeat the analysis from part b, but for a price of $12.
LO
Transcribed Image Text:CAUTION: MANY PRODUCTS MAY NOT BE EFFECTIVE ON ROADRUNNERS The table below gives data on costs for the Acme Mail-Order Company, a firm in a competitive market. Among their customers is a certain hungry coyote. Q FC VC TC MC AVC ATC 60 60 -- 1 60 16 76 16 16 76 2 60 28 88 12 14 44 3 60 38 98 10 12.7 32.7 4 60 46 106 8 11.5 26.5 60 52 112 10.4 22.4 60 60 120 8 10 20 7 60 70 130 10 10 18.6 8 60 82 142 12 10.25 17.75 60 95 155 13 10.6 17.2 10 60 110 170 15 11 17 11 60 127 187 17 11.5 17 12 60 147 207 20 12.25 17.25 a. Determine the priceand quantity for Acme Company at -the shutdown point -the break-even point b. If the price is $20, what happens in the industry in the long run, assuming all firms have costs identical to the Acme Company's. c. Repeat the analysis from part b, but for a price of $12. LO
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