In: Economics
1- Draw the short-run ATC, AVC and MC curves for a business. Show the supply curve with the prices at which a firm would breakeven and shutdown. Label everything.
2- Show the price and quantity for a perfectly competitive firm that is making a loss in the short run. Also make sure to graph the marginal revenue, marginal, average total and average variable cost curves.
1. The shut-down point is the minimum SAVC. A firm will supply as long as its minimum SAVC is covered. This will minimize the economic loss as the fixed costs are already incurred.
2.
Profit = Total Revenue (TR) – Total Cost (TC)
Profit per unit =Price per unit – ATC) x output.
When total costs exceeds total revenue, the competitive firm is making a loss.