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Author: NEWNAN
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The table below shows the daily costs of Corny's Corn Cobs. Corny's sells corn by the dozen in a purely competitive market. The
market price is $7.40 for a dozen ears of corn.
Corny's Corn Cobs
Quantity
AVC
ATC
MC
(Dozens of Ears)
($)
($)
($)
8
5.00
12.50
2.50
11
4.50
10.00
3.30
13
4.60
9.20
5.00
15
4.70
8.80
5.70
16
4.90
8.60
6.50
18
5.10
8.50
7.40
19
5.30
8.50
8.00
20
5.50
8.50
9.50
Instructions: In part a, enter your answer as a whole number. In part b, round your answer to 2 decimal places. Enter a loss as a
negative (-) number.
a. In the short run, if Corny's wants to maximize profits, how much corn should it produce?
dozen ears of corn per day
b. Assuming that Corny's produces in the short run, what will Corny's profit or loss be per day?
per day
c. In the short run, assuming nothing else changes, Corny's should
produce a lower quantity of corn per day.
shut down, because the market price is above the AVC.
O produce the same quantity of corn per day.
O produce a greater quantity of corn per day.
d. If the short-run price of corn falls to $4.30 per dozen, Corny's should
O produce the same quantity of corn per day.
O produce a greater quantity of corn per day.
O: produce a lower quantity of corn per day.
O shut down, because the market price is below the AVVC.
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Transcribed Image Text:The table below shows the daily costs of Corny's Corn Cobs. Corny's sells corn by the dozen in a purely competitive market. The market price is $7.40 for a dozen ears of corn. Corny's Corn Cobs Quantity AVC ATC MC (Dozens of Ears) ($) ($) ($) 8 5.00 12.50 2.50 11 4.50 10.00 3.30 13 4.60 9.20 5.00 15 4.70 8.80 5.70 16 4.90 8.60 6.50 18 5.10 8.50 7.40 19 5.30 8.50 8.00 20 5.50 8.50 9.50 Instructions: In part a, enter your answer as a whole number. In part b, round your answer to 2 decimal places. Enter a loss as a negative (-) number. a. In the short run, if Corny's wants to maximize profits, how much corn should it produce? dozen ears of corn per day b. Assuming that Corny's produces in the short run, what will Corny's profit or loss be per day? per day c. In the short run, assuming nothing else changes, Corny's should produce a lower quantity of corn per day. shut down, because the market price is above the AVC. O produce the same quantity of corn per day. O produce a greater quantity of corn per day. d. If the short-run price of corn falls to $4.30 per dozen, Corny's should O produce the same quantity of corn per day. O produce a greater quantity of corn per day. O: produce a lower quantity of corn per day. O shut down, because the market price is below the AVVC.
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