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MBA, Ph.D in Management
Harvard university
Feb-1997 - Aug-2003
Professor
Strayer University
Jan-2007 - Present
1.
The table given below shows the output supplied by a firm and its total cost of production. If the market price is $8.50, the profit-maximizing output and profit are _____.
Table 8.2
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Quantity
of output
0
10
20
30
40
50
Total
Cost ($
50
85
150
220
305
455
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a. ​50 units and $30, respectively
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b.​0 units and −$50, respectively
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c. ​40 units and $35, respectively
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d. ​40 units and $0, respectively
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e. ​30 units and $25, respectively
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2. Peggy's Kegs sells kegs in a perfectly competitive market. If the firm decides to shut down due to economic losses in the short run, its current loss is _____.Â
a. ​the same as the losses it incurred while operating
Â
b. ​greater than if it had kept selling kegs
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c. ​equal to fixed cost
Â
d. ​zero
Â
e. ​less than its total revenue
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3.The short-run equilibrium in a perfectly competitive market is determined by the:
a. ​intersection of the market demand and market supply curves.
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b. ​intersection of the market demand and the largest firm’s marginal cost curve.
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c. ​intersection of the market supply curve and the most profitable firm’s demand curve.
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d. ​intersection of the market supply curve and the demand curve of the largest firm in a market
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e. ​intersection of the market demand and the largest firm’s supply curve.
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