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Joe's Mdget Factory operates in a perfectly competitive industry. Joe's fixed and variable costs are given in the table below. He is a price taker and can sell as many widgets as he produces for $10 each. Complete the following table and respond to the questions. Your response should be at least 75150 words (12 paragraphs) in length, including the table. Besides referring to your table to defend your answers, be sure to reference at least one scholarly source related to profit-maximizing rules for competitive firms to support your response. a. What is the prot maximizing (or loss minimizing) level of output in the short run? b. What is the prot maximizing level of output in the long run? c. What are the shut-down prices in the short run and long run? Widgets Variable Total V 'bl Produced Costs Costs 33;: 3.: U" 9 9 9 9 :4 a 8 8 8 94" 'hvl an p.- O u: m- n '- .- .- n '- .- H H ln-I w l- H l" I" S" E\" 9' 9" p.- H .4