Mo owns a Coffee truck which operates in a perfectly competitive industry. He faces the following cost schedule (notice that his coffee maker makes ten cups at a time, and that he has a daily fixed cost of operating the truck).  If the market price of a cup of coffee is $2.50, and he is producing at a profit maximizing level Q*, calculate his profit. (Hint: compute MR and MC to find Q*)      Q TC 0 $30 10 $50  20 $63  30 $73  40 $78  50 $95  60 $120      Select one: a. $45 b. $30 c. $35 d. $15 e. $0 Clear my choice

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Mo owns a Coffee truck which operates in a perfectly competitive industry. He faces the following cost schedule (notice that his coffee maker makes ten cups at a time, and that he has a daily fixed cost of operating the truck).  If the market price of a cup of coffee is $2.50, and he is producing at a profit maximizing level Q*, calculate his profit. (Hint: compute MR and MC to find Q*) 

 

 

Q

TC

0

$30

10

$50 

20

$63 

30

$73 

40

$78 

50

$95 

60

$120 

 















 

Select one:
a.

$45

b.

$30

c.

$35

d.

$15

e.

$0

Clear my choice
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