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- Suppose the market for peaches is perfectly competitive. The short-run average total cost and marginal cost of growing peaches for an individual grower are illustrated in the figure to the right. Assume that the market price for peaches is $30.00 per box. What is the profit-maximizing quantity for peach growers to produce? boxes. (Enter your response as an integer.) At this level of output, profit will be $. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest dollar.) Peach growers will earn positive economic profit in the short run at any market price above $ per box. (Enter your response rounded to one decimal place.) Price (dollars per box) 40- 36- 32- 28- 24 20 16- 12- 8 4- 10 MC 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Output (boxes of peaches per day) ▬▬ ATC 90 100 QFarmer Jones grows sugar. The total revenue, marginal revenue, total cost, and marginal cost of producing various quantities of sugar (bushels in 1000s) are presented in the table below Marginal Output (bushels in 1000s) Total Revenue Marginal Total Revenue Cost Cost 0 $0 0 1 86 86 120 120 2 172 86 200 80 258 86 240 40 344 86 320 80 5 430 86 480 160 516 86 680 200 Suppose the market for sugar is perfectly competitive. To maximize profits, farmer Jones should produce At that level of output, farmer Jones will earn profit of S thousand bushels of sugar. (Enter a numeric response using an integer)Question 25 Use the graph below to answer the following question: MC AVC # Q5 P4 P3 Ⓡ P2 ↑Price P1 Q1Q2 Q3 Q4 ATC Quantity If the market price is less than P3 and greater than P2, in the short run, the perfectly competitive firm will earn O positive economic profit zero economic profit. O negative economic profit and shut down. O negative economic profit but continue to produce output.
- Consider the perfectly competitive market for sports jackets. The following graph shows the marginal cost (MC), average total cost (ATC), and average variable cost (AVC) curves for a typical firm in the industry. PRICE AND COST PER UNIT 100 90 10 0 10 Price (Dollars per jacket) 15 20 25 55 70 85 20 10 100 0 00 For each price in the following table, use the graph to determine the number of jackets this firm would produce in order to maximize its profit. Assume that when the price is exactly equal to the average variable cost, the firm is indifferent between producing zero jackets and the profit-maximizing quantity. Also, indicate whether the firm will produce, shut down, or be indifferent between the two in the short run. Lastly, determine whether it will make a profit, suffer a loss, or break even at each price. 20 10 D MC-D 0 · D 0 ATC O AVC On the following graph, use the orange points (square symbol) to plot points along the portion of the firm's short-run supply curve that…The following graph plots the marginal cost (MC) curve, average total cost (ATC) curve, and average variable cost (AVC) curve for a firm operating in the competitive market for snapback hats. COSTS (Dollars) 100 100 80 90 80 20 70 70 HD 50 40 30 20 0 11 D 10 O MC Price (Dollars per snapback) 15 15 20 25 55 70 85 201 ATC 0 D AVC O 50 60 70 80 QUANTITY (Thousands of snapbacks) For every price level given in the following table, use the graph to determine the profit-maximizing quantity of snapbacks for the firm. Further, select whether the firm will choose to produce, shut down, or be indifferent between the two in the short run. (Assume that when price exactly equals average variable cost, the firm is indifferent between producing zero snapbacks and the profit-maximizing quantity of snapbacks.) Lastly, determine whether the firm will earn a profit, incur a loss, or break even at each price. □ Quantity (Snapbacks) BO 100 ▼ On the following graph, use the orange points (square symbol) to…$11.00 MC| $10.00 $9.00 ATC $8.00 $7.00 TRAVCI $6.00 $5.00 $4.00 $3.00 2 3 7 9 10 Quantity of Output (q) Pierre is a photographer in a perfectly competitive market. The graph shown above gives his MC, ATC and AVC curves. Suppose the market price is $10.50. How much profit does Pierre make? 22.5 24 20 O18 S per unit
- The graph below summarizes the demand and costs for a firm that operates in a perfectly competitive market. Instructions: Use the nearest whole numbers on the graph when calculating numerical responses below. " A graph summarizes the demand and costs for a firm that operates in a perfectly competitive market.""The horizontal axis labeled quantity ranges from 0 to 11 in increments of 1. The vertical axis labeled dollar ranges from 0 to 48 in increments of 4. A horizontal line labeled D-superscript f = M R enters the quadrant through the point (0, 28). An upward-facing curve labeled M C begins at the point (0.5, 20) goes down to the right with decreasing steepness to a low point at (3.5, 8) then goes up to the right with increasing steepness to end at the point (8, 40). A second upward-facing curve labeled A V C begins at the point (0.5, 22) goes down to the right with decreasing steepness to a low point at (5, 12) then goes up to the right with increasing steepness to end at the…Suppose Amari operates a handicraft pop-up retail shop that sells phone cases. Assume a perfectly competitive market structure for phone cases with a market price equal to $20 per phone case. The following graph shows Amari's total cost curve. Use the blue points (circle symbol) to plot total revenue and the green points (triangle symbol) to plot profit for phone cases for quantities zero through seven (including zero and seven) that Amari produces. TOTAL COST AND REVENUE (Dollars) 200 150 125 100 75 50 25 0 0 O Search Total Cost 20 Total Revenue Profit C Ccc USuppose Jayden operates a handicraft pop-up retail shop that sells cardigans. Assume a perfectly competitive market structure for cardigans with a market price equal to $25 per cardigan. The following graph shows Jayden's total cost curve. Use the blue points (circle symbol) to plot total revenue and the green points (triangle symbol) to plot profit for cardigans for quantities zero through seven (including zero and seven) that Jayden produces. TOTAL COST AND REVENUE (Dollars) 200 175 150 125 100 75 -25 по 0 ДО 1 2 0 O ☐ O 0 3 4 5 QUANTITY (Cardigans) O 0 6 Total Cost 7 8 Total Revenue Profit
- Suppose Rina runs a small business that manufactures frying pans. Assume that the market for frying pans is a competitive market, and the market price is $20 per frying pan. The following graph shows Rina's total cost curve. On the graph below, use the blue points (circle symbol) to plot total revenue and the green points (triangle symbol) to plot profit for the first seven frying pans that Rina produces, including zero frying pans. TOTAL COST AND REVENUE (Dollars) 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 25 0 -25 □ 0 1 U 2 ■ U 3 4 5 QUANTITY (Frying pans) n 6 Total Cost 7 8 Total Revenue Profit ?Assume the market for coffee mugs is perfectly competitive. Firms in the market are producing output, but are currently making economic losses. a. How does the price of coffee mugs compare to the average total cost, the average variable cost, and the marginal cost of producing coffee mugs? b. Draw two graphs, side by side, illustrating the present situation for the typical firm and in the market.Refer to the accompanying figure. If the market for doughnuts is perfectly competitive, then assuming this firm can earn enough revenue to cover its variable cost, it should produce: Price (S/doughnut) 0.35 p 0.30 0.25 0.20 0.15 0.10 0.05 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Marginal Cost 70 80 90 Quantity (doughnuts/day) Average Total Cost 50 doughnuts per day. the quantity of doughnuts at which average total cost is minimized. the quantity of doughnuts at which average total cost equals the market price. the quantity of doughnuts at which marginal cost equals the market price.