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- What is the firm’s shutdown price?arrow_forwardA perfectly competitive firm will choose to shut down when the average total cost intersects the marginal cost curve below the average variable cost curvearrow_forwardMany firms in the United States file for bankruptcy every year, yet they still continue operating. Why would they do this instead of completely shutting down? Think of recent examples.arrow_forward
- Crabby Bob’s is a seafood restaurant in a beach resort in Delaware. Crabby Bob’s earns a profit each month from May through September, suffers losses in October, November, and April but remains open, and remains closed from December through March. Given that the restaurant market in this town is perfectly competitive, how would you explain Crabby Bob’s decisions?arrow_forwardConsider a firm with a short run Total Cost (TC) given by TC=900+15Q-8Q2+2Q3. What is the firm's marginal cost? What is firm's shut down price?arrow_forwardWhat are the advantages of scale in capitalist competition?arrow_forward
- The intersection of the average variable cost curve and the marginal cost curve, which shows the price where the firm would lack enough revenue to cover its variable costs, is called the: Shutdown point Equilibrium Profit Lossarrow_forwardWhat is the shutdown decision of the firm? How should a firm decide whether to continue business or shut down in the short run?arrow_forwardSleek Sneakers Co. is one of many firms in the market for shoes. Show the effect that positive profits has on the demand curve faced by Sleek in the long run. Price Quantity Demand 中 Demand ?arrow_forward
- Match the words from the list below to complete the following statement A price taker firm will maximise by changing output, until equals marginal cost. average cost output total revenue marginal revenue marginal cost profitarrow_forwardIf a firm sells its output at a price greater than ATC, it will earn economic profit. Is this true?arrow_forwardif the price is less than lowest average variable cost the firm will shut downarrow_forward
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