Given the following table, which shows the weekly production information for bushels of soybeans, complete the following:
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 or Loss |
0 | 3750 | --- | 0 | --- | --- | -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?