At a price of $21 will the firm produce in the short run? If so, what is the profit or loss? Same questions as #1 except use a price of $34? Same questions as #1, except use a price of $45? From the information in the table, can you determine the short run supply curve? If so, what would it be? What would happen at the $45 price level in the long run, to profits, price, number of firms in the industry, assuming constant costs?

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Section8.4: Costs Of Production: Total, Average, Marginal
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  1. At a price of  $21 will the firm produce in the short run? If so, what is the profit or loss? 
  2. Same questions as #1 except use a price of $34? 
  3. Same questions as #1, except use a price of $45?  
  4. From the information in the table, can you determine the short run supply curve? If so, what would it be?  What would happen at the $45 price level  in the long run, to profits, price, number of firms in the industry, assuming constant costs?                                                                                                    
Production
Total
Total
Product Fixed
0
SWNTO
1
2
3
4
5
01
6
IN
7
∞a
8
9
10
Cost
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
Total
variable
cost
50 元 95
|0|25| 45| 60 70|
85
105
Total
Cost
135
180
240
315
75
110
120
135
130
185
230
290
365
Average Average
fixed cost variable
50
50
25
17.7
12.5
10
8.33
7.14
6.25
5.55
5
cost
0
25
22.5
20
17.5
17
17.5
19.2
22.5
26.67
31.5
Average Marginal
Total Cost
Cost
50
75
47.5
36.66
30
27
21.66
26.42
28.75
32.22
36.5
0
25
|2015|10|15|20 30 45 60 75
Transcribed Image Text:Production Total Total Product Fixed 0 SWNTO 1 2 3 4 5 01 6 IN 7 ∞a 8 9 10 Cost 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 Total variable cost 50 元 95 |0|25| 45| 60 70| 85 105 Total Cost 135 180 240 315 75 110 120 135 130 185 230 290 365 Average Average fixed cost variable 50 50 25 17.7 12.5 10 8.33 7.14 6.25 5.55 5 cost 0 25 22.5 20 17.5 17 17.5 19.2 22.5 26.67 31.5 Average Marginal Total Cost Cost 50 75 47.5 36.66 30 27 21.66 26.42 28.75 32.22 36.5 0 25 |2015|10|15|20 30 45 60 75
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