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Chapter 14, Problem 2IP
a)
To determine
The fixed costs per month.
b)
To determine
The current number of collections residents receive per month,
c)
To determine
The number of collections per month, price-charged residents for each collection, and the economic profit received from each resident by the competitive firm.
d)
To determine
The government-preferred firm in the city and the difference between the monopoly and competitive trash-collecting firms.
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