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Northwest Florida State College
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The following table gives quantity supplied and quantity demanded at various prices in the perfectly competitive meat-packing market:
 |
QS QD |
|
Price (per lb.) |
(in millions of lbs.) |
|
$1.00 |
10 |
100 |
$1.25 |
15 |
90 |
$1.50 |
25 |
75 |
$1.75 |
40 |
63 |
$2.00 |
55 |
55 |
$2.25 |
65 |
40 |
Assume that each firm in the meat-packing industry faces the following cost structure:
Pounds |
TC |
60,000 |
$110,000 |
61,000 |
$111,000 |
62,000 |
$112,000 |
63,000 |
$115,000 |
a. What is the profit-maximizing output level for the typical firm?
b. Is this market in long-run equilibrium? Why or why not?
c. What do you expect to happen to the number of meat-packing firms over the long run? Why?
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