Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 107

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: Costs and Profits for Tomato Producers
-(Figure: Costs and Profits for Tomato Producers) Look at the figure Costs and Profits for Tomato Producers. The market for tomatoes is perfectly competitive. The market price of a bushel of tomatoes is $18. If the market price increases to $20, the farmer's marginal revenue _____ and the profit-maximizing output _____.

• A) increases; increases
• B) increases; decreases
• C) decreases; increases
• D) decreases; decreases

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Definitions:

Socially Efficient

An economic condition where resources are allocated in a way that maximizes total social welfare.

Marginal Cost

The change in total production cost that arises when the quantity produced is incremented by one unit.

Total Profit

The total income earned by a firm after deducting all costs and expenses from total revenue.

Nash Equilibrium

A concept in game theory where no participant can gain by unilaterally changing their strategy if the strategies of others remain unchanged.