The marginal costs (MC), average variable costs (AVC), and average total costs (ATC) for a monopolistically competitive firm are shown in the figure below. Price/Cost ($) 50- 40- 30- 20- 10- D MR 0- 0 10 20 Quantity reset MC ATC 40 50 Round your answers to the nearest whole number. Use a negative sign if necessary. a. What is the firm's profit-maximizing output level? b. What price will the firm charge? $ units. Label this on the graph using the tool provided (Q). Label this on the graph using the tool provided (P). c. At the profit-maximizing price and quantity, profit is d. What will happen to this firm in the long-run? [In other words, will there be any changes, and if so, what are they?] e. Compared to the efficient outcome, this firm's quantity is (Click to select) and its price is (Click to select) : (Click to select) too low too high the same (Click to select) too low too high the same
The marginal costs (MC), average variable costs (AVC), and average total costs (ATC) for a monopolistically competitive firm are shown in the figure below. Price/Cost ($) 50- 40- 30- 20- 10- D MR 0- 0 10 20 Quantity reset MC ATC 40 50 Round your answers to the nearest whole number. Use a negative sign if necessary. a. What is the firm's profit-maximizing output level? b. What price will the firm charge? $ units. Label this on the graph using the tool provided (Q). Label this on the graph using the tool provided (P). c. At the profit-maximizing price and quantity, profit is d. What will happen to this firm in the long-run? [In other words, will there be any changes, and if so, what are they?] e. Compared to the efficient outcome, this firm's quantity is (Click to select) and its price is (Click to select) : (Click to select) too low too high the same (Click to select) too low too high the same
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