Summarize your calculations and use Microsoft Excel.

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The following questions address some of the price and output decisions faced by firms other than those found in perfect competition. Some numbers may be rounded.

Table 1


Output

Average Fixed cost

Average Variable Cost

Average Total Cost

Marginal Cost

Price

Total Revenue

Marginal Revenue

0

$ 345.00

1

$ 180.00

$ 135.00

$ 315.00

$ 300.00

2

$ 90.00

$ 127.50

$ 217.50

$ 249.00

3

$ 60.00

$ 120.00

$ 180.00

$ 213.00

4

$ 45.00

$ 112.50

$ 157.50

$ 189.00

5

$ 36.00

$ 111.00

$ 147.00

$ 165.00

6

$ 30.00

$ 112.50

$ 142.50

$ 144.00

7

$ 25.71

$ 115.70

$ 141.41

$ 126.00

8

$ 22.50

$ 121.90

$ 144.40

$ 111.00

9

$ 20.00

$ 130.00

$ 150.00

$ 99.00

10

$ 18.00

$ 139.50

$ 157.50

$ 87.00

Questions:

  1. Complete Table 1. Summarize your calculations and use Microsoft Excel.
  2. Using Excel, draw one graph showing average fixed costs, average variable costs, average total costs, marginal revenue, and marginal costs.
  3. Using the data in the table and on your graph, what is the profit maximizing, or loss minimizing level of output? Explain and justify your answers.
  4. What is a normal profit? What is an economic profit? Explain your answer using examples. Are normal profits being earned in this example? Are economic profits present for this firm in this example? Explain your answers.
  5. Given the data in the table and the graph, how could you determine or identify the optimal plant size?
  6. What is the difference between explicit and implicit cost? Explain your answers.
  7. How would we determine if a cost is a fixed cost or a variable cost?

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4. What is a normal profit? What is an economic profit? Explain your answer using
examples. Are normal profits being earned in this example? Are economic profits present
for this firm in this example? Explain your answers.
Normal profit is an economic condition where a business operates on a minimal profit
requirement levels, in order for it to remain competitive. Normal profit is obtained by calculating
the difference in total cost and total revenue that must equal to zero.
An economic profit is a calculation that is done by deducting the received reven...


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