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FIGURE 12- 1 Consider three firms,A,B and C,all producing kilos of potatoes (per year) in a perfectly competitive market.The diagrams below show marginal cost curves for each of the three firms.
FIGURE 12- 1 Consider three firms,A,B and C,all producing kilos of potatoes (per year) in a perfectly competitive market.The diagrams below show marginal cost curves for each of the three firms.    -Refer to Figure 12- 1.Suppose each of Firms A,B and C are producing 500 kilos of potatoes.Keeping total output unchanged,what level of output should each firm be producing such that the industry is productively efficient? A) Firm A: 700 kilos,Firm B: 800 kilos,Firm C: 0 kilos B) Firm A: 500 kilos,Firm B: 800 kilos,Firm C: 200 kilos C) Firm A: 500 kilos,Firm B: 200 kilos,Firm C: 200 kilos D) Firm A: 500 kilos,Firm B: 500 kilos,Firm C: 500 kilos E) Firm A: 200 kilos,Firm B: 500 kilos,Firm C: 800 kilos
-Refer to Figure 12- 1.Suppose each of Firms A,B and C are producing 500 kilos of potatoes.Keeping total output unchanged,what level of output should each firm be producing such that the industry is productively efficient?


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