Marianne owns a dairy farm near Fresno, CA. She is currently producing cheese at an output level where marginal revenue (MR) exceeds marginal cost (MC). In order to maximize her profit, Marianne should oooo shut down her dairy farm. O decrease her output. O not change her output. O increase her output.
Marianne owns a dairy farm near Fresno, CA. She is currently producing cheese at an output level where marginal revenue (MR) exceeds marginal cost (MC). In order to maximize her profit, Marianne should oooo shut down her dairy farm. O decrease her output. O not change her output. O increase her output.
Chapter12: Firms In Perfectly Competitive Markets
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![Marianne owns a dairy farm near Fresno, CA. She is currently producing cheese at an output level
where marginal revenue (MR) exceeds marginal cost (MC). In order to maximize her profit,
Marianne should
shut down her dairy farm.
decrease her output.
not change her output.
increase her output.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F7e2bbf39-064f-45a2-b5d6-7e2858aa5afb%2F2d687ba1-11b5-430d-8ca6-d1256bb5736f%2Ft21y1zy_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Marianne owns a dairy farm near Fresno, CA. She is currently producing cheese at an output level
where marginal revenue (MR) exceeds marginal cost (MC). In order to maximize her profit,
Marianne should
shut down her dairy farm.
decrease her output.
not change her output.
increase her output.
![Suppose that there is a perfectly competitive firm with the following cost data:
Variable Cost (VC)=10Q²
Fixed Cost (FC)=100
Market Price $20
Find the firm's profits (Hint: You will need the Total Revenue and Total Cost) at the profit
maximizing Q.
O
-90
100
140
120](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F7e2bbf39-064f-45a2-b5d6-7e2858aa5afb%2F2d687ba1-11b5-430d-8ca6-d1256bb5736f%2Fpdx2o0s_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that there is a perfectly competitive firm with the following cost data:
Variable Cost (VC)=10Q²
Fixed Cost (FC)=100
Market Price $20
Find the firm's profits (Hint: You will need the Total Revenue and Total Cost) at the profit
maximizing Q.
O
-90
100
140
120
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