(Figure: Price and Quantity of Output and Table I) for Simplicity

question 67

Multiple Choice

(Figure: Price and Quantity of Output and Table I) For simplicity, assume that there are only three firms in a perfectly competitive industry; their short-run supply curves are depicted in the graph. At a market price of $40, the industry output is ____.

• A) 15
• B) 9.5
• C) 4
• D) 1

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Definitions:

Project Cash Flows

The net amount of cash that is generated or expended by a particular project or investment, after accounting for all inflows and outflows.

Project Profitability Index

The ratio of the net present value of a project’s cash flows to the investment required.

Net Present Values

refers to the calculation that determines the present value of a series of future cash flows by discounting them at a certain rate, often used for assessing the profitability of investments.

Incremental Cost Approach

An analysis method that evaluates the additional costs of making decisions, comparing the costs that change with the decision versus those that do not change.