ECO 401 Assignment # 2 Solution


A firm operating in competitive environment faces the following price (P),quantity (Q), total fixed cost (TFC) and total variable cost (TVC) schedules respectively:


A. Calculate total revenue (TR), marginal revenue (MR), total cost (TC),marginal cost (MC) and profit (π) for each level of output (Q).

Solution:-

Q P TFC TVC TR MR TC MC π

400 2.5 150 750 1000 — 900 — 100

500 2.25 150 830 1125 1.25 980 0.8 145

600 2 150 905 1200 0.75 1055 0.75 145

700 1.75 150 995 1225 0.25 1145 0.9 80



B. Find the optimal level of output and price which maximizes firm’s profit.

Answer:-

As we know that profit is maximized at the point where MC = MR. The optimal level of Output (Q) and Price (P) at which maximizes firm’s profit is 600 and 2.

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