Stick Storage Manufactures and Sells Computer Flash Drives

question 574

Multiple Choice

Stick Storage manufactures and sells computer flash drives. Last year it sold 2 million flash drives at a price of $10 each. For last year, the firm's

• A)accounting profit was $20 million.
• B)economic profit was $20 million.
• C)total revenue was $20 million.
• D)explicit costs was $20 million.

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Definitions:

Monopolistically Competitive

A market structure in which many firms sell products that are similar but not identical, allowing for some degree of market power and product differentiation.

MC = MR

The condition where marginal cost equals marginal revenue, often used to determine the profit-maximizing level of production for a firm.

Monopolistically Competitive

A market structure where many firms sell products that are similar but not identical, allowing for some degree of market power due to differentiation.

Marginal Decision Rule

A principle stating that an action should be taken if and only if the marginal benefits outweigh the marginal costs.