question archive Assume the following cost data are for a purely competitive producer: Total Product Average Fixed Cost Average VariableCost Average Total Cost Marginal Cost 0 $0

Assume the following cost data are for a purely competitive producer: Total Product Average Fixed Cost Average VariableCost Average Total Cost Marginal Cost 0 $0

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Assume the following cost data are for a purely competitive producer:

Total
Product
Average
Fixed Cost
Average
VariableCost
Average
Total Cost
Marginal Cost
0 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 na
1 $60.00 $45.00 $105.00 $45.00
2 30.00 42.50 72.50 40.00
3 20.00 40.00 60.00 35.00
4 15.00 37.50 52.50 30.00
5 12.00 37.00 49.00 35.00
6 10.00 37.50 47.50 40.00
7 8.57 38.57 47.14 45.00
8 7.50 40.63 48.13 55.00
9 6.67 43.33 50.00 65.00
10 6.00 46.50 52.50 75.00


Answer the questions in the first column in the table below for the price listed at the top of each of the other three columns.

Instructions: For any negative number, be sure to include a negative sign (-) in front of the number. Round your answers to two decimal places when necessary. Select "Not applicable" and enter a value of "0" for outputif the firm does not produce.
 

  (a)
At a product price of $56.00
(b)
At a product price of $41.00
(c)
At a product price of $32.00
Will this firm produce in the short run?

(Click to select)NoYes

(Click to select)YesNo

(Click to select)NoYes

If it is preferable to produce, what will be the profit-maximizing or loss-minimizing output?

(Click to select)Profit-maximizingNot applicableLoss-minimizing
output = units
per firm

(Click to select)Loss-minimizingProfit-maximizingNot applicable
output = units
per firm

(Click to select)Not applicableLoss-minimizingProfit-maximizing
output = units
per firm

What economic profit or loss will the firm realize per unit of
output?

(Click to select)LossProfitNot applicable
per unit = $

(Click to select)ProfitNot applicableLoss
per unit = $

(Click to select)Total profitTotal loss
= $


d. In the table below, complete the short-run supply schedule for the firm (columns 1 and 2) and indicate the profit or loss incurred at each output (column 3).

Instructions: Enter whole numbers for your answers in the table below. For any negative number, be sure to include a negative sign (-) in front of the number.
 

(1)
Price
(2)
Quantity Supplied, Single Firm
(3)
Profit
or Loss (-)
(4)
Quantity Supplied,
1500 Firms
$26.00   $  
32.00      
38.00      
41.00      
46.00      
56.00      
66.00      


e. Now assume that there are 1500 identical firms in this competitive industry; that is, there are 1500 firms, each of which has the cost data shown in the table. Complete the industry supply schedule (column 4 in the above table).

f. Suppose the market demand data for the product are as follows:
 

Price Total Quantity
Demanded
$26.00 17000
32.00 15000
38.00 13500
41.00 12000
46.00 10500
56.00 9500
66.00 8000


What will be the equilibrium price?$

What will be the equilibrium output for the industry?

For each firm? units

Instructions: Round your answer above to two decimal places.

What will profit or loss be per unit?(Click to select)LossProfit per unit = $

Per firm? $

Will this industry expand or contract in the long run? (Click to select)The industry will expand.The industry will contract.

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