Exhibit 10-1 A Perfectly Competitive Producer Has the Following Short-Run Average Cost

question 189

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 10-1
A perfectly competitive producer has the following short-run average cost curve and marginal cost curve:
SR AC = 2Q + 3
MC = 4Q + 3
where costs are measured in dollars and Q represents the firm's output in units.
-If the market price of wangdoodles is $15 each, the profit-maximizing producer whose short-run cost curves are given in Exhibit 10-1 should produce ____ wangdoodles.

• A)0 
• B)3 
• C)6 
• D)15

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