In: Economics
The Perfect Rose Company is a flower industry member that grows and sells roses all year round in a perfectly competitive market.
The firm charges a price of $100 per box. The firm’s total costs
are C(Q) = 50 + 12Q +
2Q2.
a. How much output should the firm produce in the short run?
____units
b. What price should the firm charge in the short run?
$ _____
c. What are the firm’s short-run profits?
$_____
d. What adjustments should be anticipated in the long run?
A) Entry will occur until economic profits shrink to zero.
B) No firms will enter or exit at these profits.
C) Exit will occur since these economic profits are too low.