This is a long question so be aware! I need help figuring out if what I calculated for part c-f is correct?? How do I know if a firm will produce in the short run?
This is a long question so be aware! I need help figuring out if what I calculated for part c-f is correct?? How do I know if a firm will produce in the short run?
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This is a long question so be aware! I need help figuring out if what I calculated for part c-f is correct?? How do I know if a firm will produce in the short run?

Transcribed Image Text:d. In the table below, complete the short-run supply schedule for the firm (columns 1 and 2) and indicate the profit or
loss incurred at each output (column 3).
Instructions: Enter your answers as a whole number. If you are entering any negative numbers be sure to include a
negative sign (-) in front of those numbers.
(1)
(2)
Quantity
Supplied,
Single
Firm
(3)
Profit (+)
or Loss
(-)
(4)
Quantity
Supplied,
1,500
Firms
Price
-60
-60
-55
$26
32
7,500
9,000
10,500
12,000
13,500
38
5
41
6
-39
46
7
-8
63
144
56
8
66
9
e. Now assume that there are 1,500 identical firms in this competitive industry. That is, there are 1,500 firms, each of
which has the cost data shown in the table. Complete the industry supply schedule (column 4 in the table above).
f. Suppose the market demand data for the product are as follows:
Total
Quality
Price Demanded
|17,000
|15,000
|13,500
|12,000
|10,500
9,500
$26
32
38
41
46
56
66
8,000
What is the equilibrium price? $
46
What is the equilibrium output for the industry?
10500 units
For each firm?
units
Instructions: Enter positive values for the reported profit or loss?
What will profit or loss be per unit? Loss
per unit = $
1.14
Per firm? $7.98
Will this industry expand or contract in the long run?
Contract

Transcribed Image Text:Assume that the cost data in the following table are for a purely competitive producer:
Average Average Average
Fixed Variable Total Marginal
Total
Product
Cost
Cost
Cost
Cost
$60.00
30.00
$45.00 $105.00
42.50
$45
40
35
30
35
40
45
55
65
75
1
2
72.50
20.00
40.00
60.00
4
15.00
37.50
52.50
12.00
37.00
49.00
6.
10.00
37.50
47.50
7
8.57
38.57
47.14
8.
7.50
40.63
48.13
9
6.67
43.33
50.00
10
6.00
46.50
52.50
Instructions: Enter your answers rounded to two decimal places. Select "Not applicable" and enter "O" for output if the
firm does not produce.
a. At a product price of $56
(i) Will this firm produce in the short run?
Yes
(ii) If it is preferable to produce, what will be the profit-maximizing or loss-minimizing output?
Profit-maximizing
output =
units per firm
(iii) What economic profit or loss will the firm realize per unit of output? Profit
I per unit = $
7.87
b. At a product price of $41
(i) Will this firm produce in the short run? Yes
(ii) If it is preferable to produce, what will be the profit-maximizing or loss-minimizing output?
Loss-minimizing
Joutput =
units per firm
(iii) What economic profit or loss will the firm realize per unit of output? | Loss
+per unit = $
6.50
c. At a product price of $32
(i) Will this firm produce in the short run? No
(ii) If it is preferable to produce, what will be the profit-maximizing or loss-minimizing output?
Not applicable
output =
units per firm
(iii) What economic profit or loss will the firm realize per unit of output? Total loss
per unit = $
60
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