Economics For Today
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Author: Tucker
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Chapter 8, Problem 14SQ
To determine
The profit-maximization level of output of the firm.
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8.
Suppose a firm's marginal cost is increasing as it produces more output. Then the firm is said to be experiencing which of the following?
a.increasing returns to scale
b.diminishing returns to scale
c.losses
d.profit
The table below shows the short-run cost data of a perfectly competitive firm that
produces plastic camera cases. Assume that output can only be increased in batches
of 100 units.
Quantity
0
It must fall.
100
200
300
400
500
600
It must rise to offset the increased cost.
Total Cost Variable Cost
(dollars)
(dollars)
$1,000
$0
1,360
360
1,560
560
1,960
2,760
4,000
5,800
Suppose the fixed cost of production rises by $500 and the price per unit is still $8.
What happens to the firm's profit-maximizing output level?
The firm will shut down.
O It will remain the same.
960
1,760
3,000
4,800
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