Question 19 Consider the table below which presents information about a competitive firm: FIRM D PRICE OUTPUT TOTAL REVENUE TOTAL COSTS TOTAL FIXED COSTS TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS AVERAGE TOTAL COSTS ? 700 $2,800 $2,975 ? $2,450 ? AVERAGE VARIABLE COSTS ? MARGINAL COST $4.00 Is this firm maximizing short run profits (minimizing short run losses)? a) No. ATC is greater than P. b) Yes. P MC. c) Yes. PAVC. 0 / 10 points
Question 19 Consider the table below which presents information about a competitive firm: FIRM D PRICE OUTPUT TOTAL REVENUE TOTAL COSTS TOTAL FIXED COSTS TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS AVERAGE TOTAL COSTS ? 700 $2,800 $2,975 ? $2,450 ? AVERAGE VARIABLE COSTS ? MARGINAL COST $4.00 Is this firm maximizing short run profits (minimizing short run losses)? a) No. ATC is greater than P. b) Yes. P MC. c) Yes. PAVC. 0 / 10 points
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Consider the table below which presents information about a competitive firm:
FIRM
D
PRICE
OUTPUT
TOTAL REVENUE
TOTAL COSTS
TOTAL FIXED COSTS
TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS
AVERAGE TOTAL COSTS
?
700
$2,800
$2,975
?
$2,450
?
AVERAGE VARIABLE COSTS
?
MARGINAL COST
$4.00
Is this firm maximizing short run profits (minimizing short run losses)?
a) No. ATC is greater than P.
b) Yes. P MC.
c) Yes. PAVC.
0 / 10 points](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fab6c4d1c-45ab-47bd-8ce7-d668aac6db4a%2F4cf3e5c5-ec57-4dcd-bde1-351e1e99da91%2F2vikcfk_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Question 19
Consider the table below which presents information about a competitive firm:
FIRM
D
PRICE
OUTPUT
TOTAL REVENUE
TOTAL COSTS
TOTAL FIXED COSTS
TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS
AVERAGE TOTAL COSTS
?
700
$2,800
$2,975
?
$2,450
?
AVERAGE VARIABLE COSTS
?
MARGINAL COST
$4.00
Is this firm maximizing short run profits (minimizing short run losses)?
a) No. ATC is greater than P.
b) Yes. P MC.
c) Yes. PAVC.
0 / 10 points
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