Microeconomics
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259655500
Author: David C Colander
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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draw marginal cost, marginal revenue, and average total cost curves for a typical perfectly competitive firm in long-run equilibrium and indicate the profit maximizing level of output and total profit for that firm.
The graph shows the marginal cost (MC), average total cost
(ATC), and marginal revenue (MR) curves for a perfectly (or
purely) competitive firm. Note, for such firms, the demand
(D) curve is the same as the MR curve. Answer two
questions, specifying to at least one decimal place.
How many units should this firm produce to maximize profit?
number of units:
What price will the firm receive for each unit at the profit
maximizing level out output?
$
MC/MR
$12
9.7
5.6
D=MR
MC
ATC
6.6
10.2 12
16
Quantity
At what output does a perfectly competitive firm maximize its profit?
when marginal cost equals average fixed cost
when average total cost equals average revenue
when total revenue equals total variable cost
when marginal cost equals marginal revenue
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