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Question

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Output (Q)

Price per Unit

(P)

Total Revenue (TR)

Marginal Revenue (MR)

Total Cost (TC)

Average Total Cost (ATC)

Marginal Cost (MC)

0

$10

$8

1

9

11

2

8

12

3

7

15

4

6

24

5

5

35

6

4

48

Does this data represent the revenues and costs of a perfect competitive firm or a firm with some degree of “monopoly power”? ______________________

How do you know? ________________________________________________

Fill in the blanks in the table above.

How much output should this firm produce to maximize it’s profit? _____units. What price should this firm charge for its product? $_____ per unit.

This choice of output and price will lead to an economic profit = $______

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Output (Q)

Price per Unit

(P)

Total Revenue (TR)

Marginal Revenue (MR)

Total Cost (TC)

Average Total Cost (ATC)

Marginal Cost (MC)

0

$10

$8

1

9

11

2

8

12

3

7

15

4

6

24

5

5

35

6

4

48

Explanation / Answer

The data represent the revenues and costs of a firm with some degree of “monopoly power”. Because when the firm reduces price, it sales more. The demand curve is downward sloping.

Answer to blank 1: 3 units

Answer to blank 2: $7

Answer to blank 3: $6

Explanation:

From the above table it is clear that profit is maximized at 3 units oo output and the firm charges a price of $7 and earns an economic profit of $6.

All calculations are done in the table.

Q P TR = P*Q MR = ?TR/?Q TC ATC = TC/Q MC = ?TC/?Q PROFIT = TR-TC 0 10 0 8 -8 1 9 9 9 11 11 3 -2 2 8 16 7 12 6 1 4 3 7 21 5 15 5 3 6 4 6 24 3 24 6 9 0 5 5 25 1 35 7 11 -10 6 4 24 -1 48 8 13 -24