In: Economics
Conigan Box Company produces cardboard boxes. The market is
highly competitive, with boxes currently selling for $10 per box.
Conigan's total curves are:
TC = 10 + 4q + q2
where Q is measured in thousand box bundles per year.
a. Calculate Conigan's profit maximizing quantity, q=??? What is
the firm profit? profit=??? (please enter integers, if it's a
negative number, for example, please enter -5)
b. Analyze Conigan's position in terms of the shutdown condition.
Should Conigan operate or shut down in the short run? ??? Please
enter "operate" or "shut down"