
Essentials of Economics 10th Edition by Bradley Schiller, Karen Gebhardt
Edition 10ISBN: 978-1259235702
Essentials of Economics 10th Edition by Bradley Schiller, Karen Gebhardt
Edition 10ISBN: 978-1259235702 Exercise 3
Graph a situation where the typical catfish farmer is incurring a loss at the prevailing market price p 1.
( a ) What is MC equal to at the best possible rate of output?
( b ) Is ATC above or below p 1 ?
( c ) Which of the following would raise the market price?
i. A reduction in the firm's output.
ii. An increase in the firm's input costs.
iii. Exits from the industry.
iv. An improvement in technology.
( d ) What price would prevail in long-term equilibrium?
( a ) What is MC equal to at the best possible rate of output?
( b ) Is ATC above or below p 1 ?
( c ) Which of the following would raise the market price?
i. A reduction in the firm's output.
ii. An increase in the firm's input costs.
iii. Exits from the industry.
iv. An improvement in technology.
( d ) What price would prevail in long-term equilibrium?
Explanation
a. Short run loss:
In a competitive fir...
Essentials of Economics 10th Edition by Bradley Schiller, Karen Gebhardt
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