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- Suppose solar panel manufacturing is an industry subject to significant economies of scale, and there are currently three solar panel manufacturers all with identical costs. If the demand for solar panels is 5 times the quantity produced at the bottom of the long-run average cost curve, which of the following is most likely to happen to the solar panel manufacturing industry in the long run? O The number of solar panel manufacturers will increase O The price of solar panels will increase O The fixed costs of manufacturing solar panels will increase The quantity supplied of solar panels will decreaseConsider the competitive market for sports jackets. The following graph shows the marginal cost (MC), average total cost (ATC), and average variable cost (AVC) curves for a typical firm in the industry. 72 16 AVC 16 24 40 QUANTITY (Thousards of jaats) For each price in the following tabie, use the graph to determine the number of jackets this firm would produce in arder to maximize its profie. Assume that when the price is exacty equal to the average variabie cost, the firm is indifferent between producing zero jackets and the proft-maximizing quandity. Also, indicate whether the fiem wil produce, shut down, or be indiferent between the two in the short run. Lastiy, determine whether e w make a prafit, suffer a loss, ar break even at each price. Price Quantity (Dollars per jacket) (Jackets) Produce or Shut Down? Profit or Loss? 4 12 36 48 60Assume that the cost data in the following table are for a purely competitive producer: TotalProduct AverageFixed Cost AverageVariable Cost AverageTotal Cost Marginal Cost 0 1 $60.00 $45.00 $105.00 $45.00 2 30.00 42.50 72.50 40.00 3 20.00 40.00 60.00 35.00 4 15.00 37.50 52.50 30.00 5 12.00 37.00 49.00 35.00 6 10.00 37.50 47.50 40.00 7 8.57 38.57 47.14 45.00 8 7.50 40.63 48.13 55.00 9 6.67 43.33 50.00 65.00 10 6.00 46.50 52.50 75.00 Instructions: If you are entering any negative numbers be sure to include a negative sign (−) in front of those numbers. Select "Not applicable" and enter a value of "0" for output if the firm does not produce. a. At a product price of $56.00 (i) Will this firm produce in the short run? (Click to select) No Yes (ii) If it is preferable to produce, what will be the profit-maximizing or loss-minimizing output? (Click to select) Not applicable Loss-minimizing…
- Assume that the cost data in the following table are for a purely competitive producer: TotalProduct AverageFixed Cost AverageVariable Cost AverageTotal Cost Marginal Cost 0 1 $ 60.00 $ 45.00 $ 105.00 $ 45.00 2 30.00 42.50 72.50 40.00 3 20.00 40.00 60.00 35.00 4 15.00 37.50 52.50 30.00 5 12.00 37.00 49.00 35.00 6 10.00 37.50 47.50 40.00 7 8.57 38.57 47.14 45.00 8 7.50 40.63 48.13 55.00 9 6.67 43.33 50.00 65.00 10 6.00 46.50 52.50 75.00 a. At a product price of $56.00 (i) Will this firm produce in the short run? yes (ii) If it is preferable to produce, what will be the profit-maximizing or loss-minimizing output? profit- maximizing output = 9 units per firm (iii) What economic profit or loss will the firm realize per unit of output? Profit per unit = $ 16 b. At a product price of $41.00 (i) Will this firm produce in the short run? Yes (ii) If it is preferable to produce, what will be the…Calculate the amount of profit or loss made by this firm at the equilibrium output. State the type of profit.Apex is a perfectly competitive firm. It has total fixed costs of $300/day and a daily variable cost schedule in the table below. Apex’s product sells for $200 per unit. Quantity (units) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Total Variable Cost (TVC) 0 100 180 220 300 390 500 640 800 1000 1250Answer the following questions:1. If the market price dropped to $80, what is the profit-maximizing level of output? What is Apex’s profit (or loss) in this case?2. If the market price dropped further to $40, what is the profit-maximizing level of output? What is Apex’s profit (or loss) in this case?3. Comment on your answers to parts (1) and (2).
- Graph below represents the cost structure of an individual firm in a perfectly competitive market. ATC MC 50 40 e AVC 30 20 10 8 10 11 12 Quantity (per day) a. Write down the break-even and the shut-down points (both corresponding quantities and prices) for this firm on the table below. quantity (q) Price (P) Break-even Point Shut-down Point b. If the price in this market is $50, find the profit maximizing output of firm A by explaining the profit maximizing condition for a perfectly competitive firm. Calculate total revenue, total cost, total variable cost and the profit of the firm at the profit maximizing output. Show your calculations If the price decreases to $25. C. i. Considering the short-run: would firm earn positive or negative profit in this new scenario? Would it continue operating or stop production? Explain your answer ii. Considering the long-run: would new firms enter to the market or would existing firms exit from it? What would happen to the market equilibrium?…A market is in long-run equilibrium and firms inthis market have identical cost structures. Supposedemand in this market decreases. Describe whathappens to the market quantity as the market leavesand then returns to long-run equilibriumThe following graph plots the marginal cost (MC) curve, average total cost (ATC) curve, and average variable cost (AVC) curve for a firm operating in the competitive market for snapback hats. COSTS (Dollars) 100 100 80 90 80 20 70 70 HD 50 40 30 20 0 11 D 10 O MC Price (Dollars per snapback) 15 15 20 25 55 70 85 201 ATC 0 D AVC O 50 60 70 80 QUANTITY (Thousands of snapbacks) For every price level given in the following table, use the graph to determine the profit-maximizing quantity of snapbacks for the firm. Further, select whether the firm will choose to produce, shut down, or be indifferent between the two in the short run. (Assume that when price exactly equals average variable cost, the firm is indifferent between producing zero snapbacks and the profit-maximizing quantity of snapbacks.) Lastly, determine whether the firm will earn a profit, incur a loss, or break even at each price. □ Quantity (Snapbacks) BO 100 ▼ On the following graph, use the orange points (square symbol) to…