Question: )Table 9.1 shows the cost structure for a perfectly competitive firm of which there are a total of 100 in the industry Table 9.1 Q

)Table 9.1 shows the cost structure for a perfectly competitive firm of which there are a total of 100 in the industry

Table 9.1

Q MC ATC
60 30 43
70 35 41
80 40 40
90 45 41
100 50 43
110 55 46
120 60 50

and Table 9.2 shows the market demand and market supply schedules,

Table 9.2

Q Qd Qs
30 12000 6000
35 11000 7000
40 10000 8000
45 9000 9000
50 8000 10000
55 7000 11000
60 6000 12000

a) What is the equilibrium price? At this price what quantity will the firm produce?

b) Is the perfectly competitive firm earning an economic profit or loss in the short-run? How much?

c) In the long run, what is the economic profit of the competitive firm?

d) What will the equilibrium price and quantity traded in the long run?

e) What quantity will the firm produce in the long-run?

f) How many firms will exist in the long-run?

g) Is the representative perfectly competitive firm achieving efficiency?

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