PROFITABILITY AND THE MARKET PRICE Price, cost of free $30 Break- even price just high MC Minimum average lolal cost 18 14 If the price is enough to cover ATC and ATC if it chooses the MRP Q where MR=MC the firm will break 0 10 20 30 30 even. 40 50 60 70 Quantity of trees Minimum-cost output Q1 Calculate Profit in the above diagram PROFITABILITY AND THE MARKET PRICE Price, cost of tree Break- even price Market price = $10 Minimum average total cost MC The farm's per unit loss: $10.00 - $14.67=-$4.67. Total loss: 3 x -$4.67 = approx. ATC (-$14.00). $14.67 14.00 C Loss MR = P 10.00 A 0 10 20 20 30 40 40 50 50 60 70 Quantity of trees Q2 Show the detailed Calculation of Profit(Loss), Using the formula TR-TC=p.Q-c.Q In the above example p=$10 What is ATC at equilibrium output 40? What is the amount of loss? Show detailed calculation
PROFITABILITY AND THE MARKET PRICE Price, cost of free $30 Break- even price just high MC Minimum average lolal cost 18 14 If the price is enough to cover ATC and ATC if it chooses the MRP Q where MR=MC the firm will break 0 10 20 30 30 even. 40 50 60 70 Quantity of trees Minimum-cost output Q1 Calculate Profit in the above diagram PROFITABILITY AND THE MARKET PRICE Price, cost of tree Break- even price Market price = $10 Minimum average total cost MC The farm's per unit loss: $10.00 - $14.67=-$4.67. Total loss: 3 x -$4.67 = approx. ATC (-$14.00). $14.67 14.00 C Loss MR = P 10.00 A 0 10 20 20 30 40 40 50 50 60 70 Quantity of trees Q2 Show the detailed Calculation of Profit(Loss), Using the formula TR-TC=p.Q-c.Q In the above example p=$10 What is ATC at equilibrium output 40? What is the amount of loss? Show detailed calculation
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