An industry currently has 100 firms, all of which have fixed costs of $16 and av
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Question
An industry currently has 100 firms, all of which have fixed costs of $16 and avg. variable cost as follows:Q Avg. Variable Cost ($)
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a. Compute marginal cost and avg. total cost.
b. the price is $10. what is the total quantity supplied in the market?
c. as this market makes the transition to its long-run equilibrium, will the price rise or fall? will the quantity demanded rise or fall? will the quantity supplied by each firm rise or fall?
d. graph the long-run supply curve for this market
Explanation / Answer
Solution: Chapter 14 problem, MC, VC, ATC, long-run supply curve