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Table: Oil Production Costs Refer to the Table

Question 131

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Table: Oil Production Costs  Barrel of Oil  Produced  Marginal  Revenue  Marginal  Cost  Average  Costs 1$50$4$34250640350111745017175502318.2065029207503622.298505025.759509032.89105012442\begin{array} { c c c c } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Barrel of Oil } \\\text { Produced }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Marginal } \\\text { Revenue }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Marginal } \\\text { Cost }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Average } \\\text { Costs }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & \$ 50 & \$ 4 & \$ 34 \\2 & 50 & 6 & 40 \\3 & 50 & 11 & 17 \\4 & 50 & 17 & 17 \\5 & 50 & 23 & 18.20 \\6 & 50 & 29 & 20 \\7 & 50 & 36 & 22.29 \\8 & 50 & 50 & 25.75 \\9 & 50 & 90 & 32.89 \\10 & 50 & 124 & 42 \\\hline\end{array} Refer to the table. If seven barrels of oil are produced, this firm is making:


A) a profit because P >AC.
B) a loss because MC > AC.
C) a profit because MR > MC.
D) a loss because TR < TC.

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