I have two questions about Short-Run Costs of A Production:

A.Short-Run Costs of A Production Schedule.

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Determine the following:

1. What is the behavior of the TC as Output increases? Answer the same

question in regard to the TFC. Why the difference?

1. What do the AFC, AVC and ATC curves do as regards increases in output? Is
2. What does the MC curve do with regard to Output? Why? What is the

there a difference in the AFC? Why?

relationship between the MC curve and ATC, AVC curves? Would this

be important information for the Producer?

B.Short-Run Cost of Production Schedule – Product X

(Perfect Competition)

• (A)Assume price = $250; calculate total profit/loss using TR – TC method.
• (B)Calculate Output using the formula: Profit = (Price – ATC) x Q
• (C)Calculate Output using the formula: Profit = (Price – ATC) x Q
• (D)Calculate Output using the formula: Profit = (Price – ATC) x Q
• (E)Use price schedule to determine Q‘s. (Repeat the process for prices $350, $450,, $550, and $650 before presenting all the output computed at different price levels in the table below.
• (F)What does short-run cost model tell you about the behavior of the firm in regard

Hint: construct a new table to find new output at the different levels of ATC values (in first table) and profit in table 2 when price is $250.

Hint: construct a new table to find new output at the different levels of ATC values (in first table) when price is $180. Also find new profit/loss values first.

Hint: construct a new table to find new output at the different levels of ATC values (in first table) when price is $140. Also find new profit/loss values first.

to MC and Price?