Microeconomics (7th Edition)
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Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 12.3.5PA
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The profit maximizing level of production.
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Suppose that the market for cashmere sweaters is a competitive market. The following graph shows the daily cost curves of a firm operating in this
market.
Hint: After placing the rectangle on the graph, you can select an endpoint to see the coordinates of that point.
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AVC
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QUANTITY (Thousands of sweaters per day)
In the short run, at a market price of $45 per sweater, this firm will choose to produce 45,000
sweaters per day.
On the preceding graph, use the blue rectangle (circle symbols) to shade the area representing the firm's profit or loss if the market price is $45 and
the firm chooses to produce the quantity you already selected.
Note: In the following question, enter a positive number, even if it represents a loss.
The area of this rectangle indicates that the firm's
would be
thousand per day in the short run.
PRICE (Dollars per sweater)
A competitive firm's supply curve is identical to its marginal cost curve. True or false? Briefly explain.
Do fixed costs affect perfectly competitive firm’s output decisions in the short run? Briefly explain your answer.
Are there fixed costs in the long run? Do fixed costs affect perfectly competitive firm’s output decisions in the long run? Explain your answers briefly.
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