Suppose That a Firm Is Operating Under Highly Competitive Market

question 55

Essay

Suppose that a firm is operating under highly competitive market conditions and that the going price for its product is P = $300.
a. If the firm's short run total cost function is:
then, what is the firm's profit maximizing output?
b. At the level of output obtained in part a, how much profit will the firm have?

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