Suppose the price determined by the market is 4.5. Assume a perfectly competitive industry. Show all solutions. Do not round off in the solution. Box/Encircle final answers and round them off to the nearest two decimal places. What is the profit-maximizing/loss minimizing level of output? What is the profit/loss at the profit-maximizing/loss minimizing level of output? What is a short-run condition for this perfectly competitive firm? What should the firm do in the short run? What should the firm do in the long run?

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  1. Suppose the price determined by the market is 4.5. Assume a perfectly competitive industry. Show all solutions. Do not round off in the solution. Box/Encircle final answers and round them off to the nearest two decimal places.
    • What is the profit-maximizing/loss minimizing level of output?
    • What is the profit/loss at the profit-maximizing/loss minimizing level of output?
    • What is a short-run condition for this perfectly competitive firm? What should the firm do in the short run? What should the firm do in the long run?
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TFC
TVC
TC
AVC
ATCIAC
MC
25
b. 25
--
--
--
1
25
3
28
3
28
3
25
5.5
30.5
с. 2.75
15.25
2.5
3
25
7
32
2.33
10.66
1.5
4
25
10.5
35.5
2.62
8.87
3.5
f. 25
15
40
3
8.
4.5
25
22
47
3.66
d. 7.83
7
7
25
31.5
56.5
4.5
8.07
9.5
8.
25
45
70
5.62
8.75
13.5
9.
25
63
88
7
9.77
18
10
25
84
109
8.4
10.9
е. 21
Fill the table above and give complete solutions from A to E.
Transcribed Image Text:Q TFC TVC TC AVC ATCIAC MC 25 b. 25 -- -- -- 1 25 3 28 3 28 3 25 5.5 30.5 с. 2.75 15.25 2.5 3 25 7 32 2.33 10.66 1.5 4 25 10.5 35.5 2.62 8.87 3.5 f. 25 15 40 3 8. 4.5 25 22 47 3.66 d. 7.83 7 7 25 31.5 56.5 4.5 8.07 9.5 8. 25 45 70 5.62 8.75 13.5 9. 25 63 88 7 9.77 18 10 25 84 109 8.4 10.9 е. 21 Fill the table above and give complete solutions from A to E.
|Explain why the short-run MC is J-shaped.
Draw the short-run MC, AVC, and AC curves. Please use no less than 5 points for each
curve. Label all axes, curves, and coordinates.
Short run MC is J shaped because, MC declines at lower production quantities.
Below is the well labelled graph
20
20
18
18
16
Marginal cost
16
14
Marginal cost
12
14
Price
10
12
Price
Average
cost
8
10
Average
variable cost
6
8
4.
6
2
10
2
Quantity
9
10
Explain why the short-run AVC and AC curves are U-shaped.
Quantity
Shortrun AVC and AC because of the law of variable proportions.
20
16
14
12
Price
Average
cost
10
Average
variable cost
Quantity
Transcribed Image Text:|Explain why the short-run MC is J-shaped. Draw the short-run MC, AVC, and AC curves. Please use no less than 5 points for each curve. Label all axes, curves, and coordinates. Short run MC is J shaped because, MC declines at lower production quantities. Below is the well labelled graph 20 20 18 18 16 Marginal cost 16 14 Marginal cost 12 14 Price 10 12 Price Average cost 8 10 Average variable cost 6 8 4. 6 2 10 2 Quantity 9 10 Explain why the short-run AVC and AC curves are U-shaped. Quantity Shortrun AVC and AC because of the law of variable proportions. 20 16 14 12 Price Average cost 10 Average variable cost Quantity
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