In a perfectly competitive market, when the market price of a good is $40. Referring to the below graph, what will be the marginal revenue when the firm increases production from 4 to 5 units per day. a) $30 b) $20 c) $40 d) $10 50 45 400 35- 30- 25- 20 15- 10 5 Price (dollars per picture frame) Quantity (picture frames per day)

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In a perfectly competitive market, when the market price of a good is $40. Referring to the below
graph, what will be the marginal revenue when the firm increases production from 4 to 5 units
per day.
a) $30
b) $20
c) $40
d) $10
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Price (dollars per picture frame)
Quantity (picture frames per day)
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Transcribed Image Text:In a perfectly competitive market, when the market price of a good is $40. Referring to the below graph, what will be the marginal revenue when the firm increases production from 4 to 5 units per day. a) $30 b) $20 c) $40 d) $10 50 45- 40 35- 30- 25- 20- 15 10- 5 Price (dollars per picture frame) Quantity (picture frames per day) 10
Describe what happens in the long run:
36
32
28
24
20
16
12
8
4
MC1
ATC₁
AVC₁
D₁
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
a) There will be an increase in price until the economic profit is zero.
b) There will be a decline in demand causing economic profits to decline.
c) There will be a decline in price until the economic profit is zero.
d) There will be an increase in demand causing economic profits to decline.
Transcribed Image Text:Describe what happens in the long run: 36 32 28 24 20 16 12 8 4 MC1 ATC₁ AVC₁ D₁ 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 a) There will be an increase in price until the economic profit is zero. b) There will be a decline in demand causing economic profits to decline. c) There will be a decline in price until the economic profit is zero. d) There will be an increase in demand causing economic profits to decline.
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