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Jipu 123

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What is the profit maximizing (loss minimizing) quantity for the perfectly competitive firm to produce?

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Marginal utility can be measured by the change in:
 a. total utility / the change in quantity.
  b. income / the change in utility.
  c. quantity / the change in income.
  d. price / the change in utility.
  e. income / the change in price.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 30, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The profit maximizing (loss minimizing) quantity for any firm to produce exists at that output level in which marginal revenue equals marginal cost (MR = MC). For the perfectly competitive firm, price (P) equals marginal revenue. Therefore, the profit maximizing quantity for the perfectly competitive firm to produce exits at that output level where P = MC.

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Reply 2 on: Jun 30, 2018
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