Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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Please help with question 5b. I already tried putting it in 8 which is wrong.
![(a) Calculate the firm's total profit.
**Instructions:** Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
- Total profit: $[4]
(b) If the firm operates at optimum efficiency, how much will its output be?
**Instructions:** Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
- Optimum output: [ ]](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3324af30-8889-4199-9984-92de885affae%2F8ed7f597-cdfb-4fb8-b606-c399d9a4d941%2F81u44pd_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:(a) Calculate the firm's total profit.
**Instructions:** Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
- Total profit: $[4]
(b) If the firm operates at optimum efficiency, how much will its output be?
**Instructions:** Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
- Optimum output: [ ]

Transcribed Image Text:Using the data in the graph below, answer the following questions.
### Graph Explanation:
This graph displays the relationships between output and price, illustrating four key economic curves:
1. **Marginal Cost (MC) Curve:**
- Shown in blue.
- U-shaped, indicating initially decreasing then increasing marginal costs with higher output levels.
2. **Average Total Cost (ATC) Curve:**
- Shown in red.
- U-shaped, similar to the MC curve but typically above it, representing the per-unit cost of production.
3. **Demand (D) Curve:**
- Shown in green.
- Downward sloping, indicating an inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded.
4. **Marginal Revenue (MR) Curve:**
- Also shown in green but below the Demand curve.
- Illustrates the additional revenue generated from selling one more unit of output, usually lying below the demand curve in monopoly or imperfect competition scenarios.
### Axes:
- **Horizontal Axis (X-axis):** Represents Output, ranging from 0 to 16 units.
- **Vertical Axis (Y-axis):** Represents Price ($), ranging from $10 to $17.
These curves are essential for understanding cost structures, pricing, and production decisions in economic analysis.
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