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A firm in a perfectly competitive industry faces the following cost and revenue conditions: ATC = $6; AVC = $3; MR = MC = $5. The firm is
Answer: there is economic loss
As per the condition of competitive market, the stage of equilibrium is (P = MC), which is $5. This price is smaller than ATC of $6.
Therefore, the economic loss per unit = ATC – P
= $6 - $5
= $1
Although there is economic loss, the firm should not leave the market in the short-run because the price ($5) covers the AVC of $3.
In the long-run the firm may get normal profit.