In: Economics
Consider the following data:
quantity | total cost | total revenue |
0 | 3 | 0 |
1 | 9 | 12 |
2 | 16 | 24 |
3 | 24 | 36 |
4 | 33 | 48 |
5 | 45 | 60 |
6 | 58 | 72 |
7 | 74 | 84 |
a. Calculate the profit for each quantity. How many units should
this firm produce to maximize profit?
b. Calculate MR for each quantity. Calculate MC for each quantity. Does the profit-maximizing formula support your answer from part a?
c. Is this firm perfectly competitive? How do you know? Is it in the long-run equilibrium? How do you know?
d. Depict the graph.