When should a firm shut down? In other words, what is the shut down point for a firm in perfect competition?

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Concept: Revenue of a Firm Farmer Jones grows oranges in Florida. Suppose the market for oranges is perfectly competitive and that the market price for a crate of oranges is $11 per crate. Fill in total revenue, average revenue, and marginal revenue in the table below. (Enter your responses as integers.) Average Marginal Revenue Crates of Market Price Total Revenue Revenue (per crate) $11 Oranges (TR) (AR) (MR) $ 1 11 $ $ 2 11 3 11 4 11 5 11

Question 5 Let's suppose that a perfectly competitive firm has the following revenue and cost data. How many products should the firm produce in order to maximize its profits? You can assume that the firm's price is greater than its average variable cost. Quantity Marginal Revenue Marginal Cost 40 $4 $7.70 41 $4 $5.10 42 $4 $3.30 43 $4 $2.10 44 $4 $2.50 45 $4 $3.70 46 $4 $4.10 47 $4 $5.20 48 $4 $10 Question 6 What is the profit maximizing (or loss minimizing) rule for a firm in perfect competition? Be sure to list all of the conditions.