There are currently 10 identical firms in the perfectly competitive gadget manufacturing industry. Each firm operates in
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The market demand for gadgets is QM = 180 − 2.5P, where QM is the amount purchased in the entire market.
a) How large are the total fixed costs for each firm? Explain.
b) What would be the shutdown price for each firm? Explain.
c) Draw a graph of the short-run supply schedule for this firm. Label it clearly.
d) What is the equilibrium price when there are 10 firms currently in the market?
e) With the cost structure assumed for each firm in this problem, how many firms would be in the market at an equilibrium in which every firm's economic profits are zero?
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