A firm sells its product in a perfectly competitive market where other firms charge a price of $90 per unit. The firm estimates its total costs as C(Q) = 60+14Q+2Q².

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A firm sells its product in a perfectly competitive market where other firms charge a price of $90 per unit. The firm estimates its total
costs as C(Q) = 60 +14Q+2Q².
a. How much output should the firm produce in the short run?
b. What price should the firm charge in the short run?
$
GA
units
c. What are the firm's short-run profits?
$
EA
d. What adjustments should be anticipated in the long run?
O Exit will occur since these economic profits are too low.
O Entry will occur until economic profits shrink to zero.
O No firms will enter or exit at these profits.
Transcribed Image Text:A firm sells its product in a perfectly competitive market where other firms charge a price of $90 per unit. The firm estimates its total costs as C(Q) = 60 +14Q+2Q². a. How much output should the firm produce in the short run? b. What price should the firm charge in the short run? $ GA units c. What are the firm's short-run profits? $ EA d. What adjustments should be anticipated in the long run? O Exit will occur since these economic profits are too low. O Entry will occur until economic profits shrink to zero. O No firms will enter or exit at these profits.
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