Suppose the market is perfectly competitive. The equilibrium market price P = $20. A consumer's willingness to pay (WTP) is WTP = 30 - q.   (a) How much this consumer will buy and wh   (b) How much a typical firm will produce the firm's marginal cost MC = 2q. If the average total cost is ATC = q, can you tell if this firm is making positive, negative, or zero economic profit   (c) It is assumed here that all firms are identical. In what sense are they identica

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5. Suppose the market is perfectly competitive. The equilibrium market price P = $20. A consumer's willingness to pay (WTP) is WTP = 30 - q.

 

(a) How much this consumer will buy and wh

 

(b) How much a typical firm will produce the firm's marginal cost MC = 2q. If the average total cost is ATC = q, can you tell if this firm is making positive, negative, or zero economic profit

 

(c) It is assumed here that all firms are identical. In what sense are they identica

 

(d) Suppose now that one firm's marginal cost is: MC = 25/q. Can this industry still remain perfectly competitive? Why not?l?s?y?

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