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- Paulina sells beef in a competitive market where the price is $8 per pound. Her total revenue and total costs are given in the table below. Quantity of Total revenue Total cost beef (lb.) 0 1 2 3 4 ($) 0 8 16 24 32 ($) 4 8 13 19 27 Profit ($) 0 8 pounds Marginal revenue ($) c. What is the profit-maximizing (or loss-minimizing) quantity? Marginal Marginal cost ($) profit ($) a. Complete the table. Instructions: Enter your answers as a whole number. If you are entering any negative numbers be sure to include a negative sign (-) in front of those numbers. b. At what quantity does marginal revenue equal marginal cost? pounds A4. Profit maximization in the cost-curve diagram The following graph plots daily cost curves for a firm operating in the competitive market for motor scooters. Hint: Once you have positioned the rectangle on the graph, select a point to observe its coordinates. PRICE (Dollars per scooter) 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 40 30 ATC 20 MC AVC 10 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 QUANTITY (Thousands of scooters per day) Profit or Loss ? In the short run, given a market price equal to $45 per scooter, the firm should produce a daily quantity of 45,000 scooters. On the preceding graph, use the blue rectangle (circle symbols) to fill in the area that represents profit or loss of the firm given the market price of $45 and the quantity of production from your previous answer. Note: In the following question, enter a positive number regardless of whether the firm earns a profit or incurs a loss. The rectangular area represents a short-run of $ thousand per day for the firm.9. Problems and Applications Q9 The market for apple pies in the city of Ectenia is competitive and has the following demand schedule: Each producer in the market has a fixed cost of $6 and the following marginal cost: Quantity Marginal Cost (Dollars) 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Complete the following table by computing the total cost and average total cost for each quantity produced. Quantity Total Cost Average Total Cost (Ples) (Dollars) (Dollars) 1 2 3 4 3 8 10 12 14 The price of a pie is now $11. At a price of $11, making a profit of O True O Fal pies are sold in the market. Each producer makes True or False: The market is in long-run equilibrium. Suppose that in the long run there is free entry and exit. In the long run, each producer earns a profit of each producer makes pies, so there are The market price is producers operating. pies, so there are At this price, producers in this market, each pies are sold in this market, and
- 12. A current shortage is due to a price ceiling. If the price ceiling is removed, a. price would increase, quantity supplied would increase, and quantity demanded would decrease b. price would increase, quantity supplied would decrease, and quantity demanded would increase c. price would decrease, quantity supplied would increase, and quantity demanded would decrease d. price would decrease, quantity supplied would decrease, and quantity demanded would increase 13. Adverse selection refers to a. the phenomenon that occurs when one party in an exchange takes advantage of knowing more than another party b. the tendency for individuals to alter their behaviour once they are insured against loss c. the tendency for individuals to engage in insurance fraud d. both the tendency for individuals to alter their behaviour once they are insured against loss and the tendency for individuals to engage in insurance fraudFigure 9-16 $/4 MC 6.70 6.00 ATC 4.90 AVC 4.00 = MR 2.80 2.60 12 14 If the price-taker fırm in Figure 9-16 9-16.png is currently producing 6 units, then to maximize profit in the short run, it should keep producing 6 units increase production to 12 units increase production to 14 units increase production to 8 units O shut downFigure 12-6 Price (dollars per pound) Market 3 price 2 0 10 20 30 MC ATC D=MR 40 Quantity (thousands of pounds) Figure 12-6 shows the demand, marginal cost (MC) and average total cost (ATC) curves for Jason's House of Apples. Refer to Figure 12-6. Jason is currently producing 20 thousand pounds of apples. To maximize his profit Jason should keep production at 20 thousand pounds. O increase production to the output rate indicated by point e. increase production to the output rate indicated by point d. O decrease production to the output rate indicated by point a.
- Figure: Cost Curves for Corn Producers Price, cost of bushel $30 26 MC 22 18 ATC AVC 14 10 1 3 4 7 Quantity of corn (bushels) Reference: Ref 12-3 (Figure: Cost Curves for Corn Producers) Look at the figure Cost Curves for Corn Producers. The market for corn is perfectly competitive. If the price of a bushel of corn is $10, in the short run, the farmer will produce of corn and earn an ec omic equal to 2 bushels; profit; $0 2 bushels; loss; just more than $80 per bushel 3 bushels; profit; loss, -$15 4 bushels; profit; just less than $80 per bushelSuppose that Redeye's Game Emporium is in a market with imperfect competition. The graph below shows the firm's demand (D), marginal revenue (MR), marginal cost (MC), and average total cost (ATC) curves. Determine the profit-maximizing level of output and the associated profit-maximizing price. Use the purple rectangle (diamond symbols) to shade the area that represents the firm's profit at this quantity. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 - PRICE (Dofars per video game) 200 100 100 140 120 100 40 20 20 40 MR 1 88 60 10 100 120 140 160 180 200 QUANTITY (Thousands of Video games) D Profit Which of the following statements is correct at the point where the firm's average total cost (ATC) and the demand curve intersect?Price 2000 Multiple Choice MC P₂ ATC AVC g.opp. 9₂ Quantity Refer to the accompanying diagram. The firm will realize an economic profit if price is MP₂ MP₂ MP,
- 4. Profit maximization in the cost-curve diagram Suppose that the market for candles is a competitive market. The following graph shows the daily cost curves of a firm operating in this market. Hint: After placing the rectangle on the graph, you can select an endpoint to see the coordinates of that point.The following graph plots daily cost curves for a firm operating in the competitive market for fitness trackers. Hint: Once you have positioned the rectangle on the graph, select a point to observe its coordinates. PRICE(Dollars pertracker) 100 90 70 60 50 40 20 10 0 0 MO ATC AVC 50 60 70 80 10 20 30 40 QUANTITY (Thousands of trackers per day) 90 100 Profit or Loss In the short run, given a market price equal to $45 per tracker, the firm should produce a daily quantity of trackers. On the preceding graph, use the blue rectangle (circle symbols) to fill in the area that represents profit or loss of the firm given the market price of $45 and the quantity of production from your previous answer. Note: In the following question, enter a positive number regardless of whether the firm earns a profit or incurs a loss. The rectangular area represents a short-run thousand per day for the firm.3. Johnny Rockabilly has just finished recording his latest CD. His record company's marketing department determines that the demand for the CD is as follows: Price Number of CDs $24 10 000 22 20 000 20 20 30 000 18 40 000 16 50 000 14 60 000 The company can produce the CD with no fixed cost and a variable cost of $5 per CD. a. Find total revenue for quantity equal to 10 000, 20 000, and so on. What is the marginal revenue for each 10 000 increase in the quantity sold? b. What quantity of CDs would maximize profit? What would be the price? What would be the profit? c. If you were Johnny's agent, what recording fee would you advise Johnny to demand from the record company? Why?
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