EBK PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (SECON
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Chapter 9, Problem 7SP
(a)
To determine
Identify the firm with a loss of $5,000 and a fixed cost of $8,000 operating in the short run or not.
(b)
To determine
Identify the firm that operates in the long run or not.
(c)
To determine
Identify the changes in the firm’s short-run and long-run decisions, if its fixed costs are $2,000.
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