Question: Given the following table, which shows the weekly production information for bushels of soybeans, complete the following: Q TC MC TR AVC ATC Total Profit

Given the following table, which shows the weekly production information for bushels of soybeans, complete the following:

Q

TC

MC

TR

AVC

ATC

Total Profit or Loss

0

3750

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0

---

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-3750

250

7500


3750




500

8500


7500

9.50

17.00

-1000

750

9000


11250




1000

10250


15000

6.50

10.25

4750

1250

12875

10.50

18750

7.30

10.30


1500

16500

14.50

22500

8.50



1750

21625

20.50

26250

10.21

12.36

4625

2000

28125

26.00

30000

12.91

14.06

1875


1) Complete the above table (Note: For cost data, input your answers by rounding the answers for costs up to the nearest whole number. Ex. 3.174 should be entered as 3).

2) Does the table depict a short-run or long-run situation?

3) What is the market price per bushel of soybeans, based on the data in the table? (Round answer to nearest whole number.)

4) According to the table, at what quantity would the firm maximize profits?

5) Given your answer to number 4, what is the firm's economic profit? (Round answer to nearest whole number.)

6) What type of market is this firm competing in?

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