Quiz 4 - Economics 121 C - Prof. A. D. Becker

This quiz is based on the information for a purely competitive company shown in the table below.

Output

(Q)

Fixed Costs (TFC)

Variable Costs

(TVC)

Total Costs

(TC)

Marginal Cost

(MC)

Average Fixed Cost

(AFC)

Average Variable Cost

(AVC)

Average Total Cost

(ATC)

Total Revenues

(TR)

Profit

()

0

-

-

-

-

0

10

6000

300.0

300.00

2800

20

4000

7000

30

5000

100

266.67

400

40

200

175.00

250.00

11200

1200

50

13000

300

60.0

200.00

14000

60

50.0

233.33

283.33

-200

70

19000

500

314.29

80

25000

28000

22400

(a) Fill in the company's fixed costs.

(b) On the graphs below, sketch the firm's average total cost (ATC) and marginal cost (MC) curves on the right and supply and demand on the left. Show how the firm's profit maximizing output is chosen and what it is (how much). Be as accurate as possible and label all relevant points (prices, quantities, costs) and axes.




(c) How much output should the firm make at the following prices:

Price

$150

$450

Output


Explanation


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