Microeconomics
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ISBN: 9781259655500
Author: David C Colander
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 14QE
To determine
The cost condition of
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if the price is less than lowest average variable cost the firm will shut down
The following table shows a profit-maximizing producer's marginal costs. The
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200
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1
2
150
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100
4
170
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16
300
7
420
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600
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