Answer the Question on the Basis of the Following Cost

question 21

Multiple Choice

Answer the question on the basis of the following cost data for a firm that is selling in a purely competitive market. $\begin{array}{ccccc}& \text { Average } & \text { Average } & \text { Average } & \\\text { Total } & \text { Fixed } & \text { Variable } & \text { Total } & \text { Marginal } \\\text { Output } & \text { Cost } & \text { Cost } & \text { Cost } & \text { Cost }\\\hline1 & \$ 150.00 & \$ 25.00 & \$ 175.00 & \$ 25.00 \\2 & 75.00 & 23.00 & 98.00 & 21.00 \\3 & 50.00 & 20.00 & 70.00 & 14.00 \\4 & 37.50 & 21.00 & 58.50 & 24.00 \\5 & 30.00 & 23.00 & 53.00 & 31.00 \\6 & 25.00 & 25.00 & 50.00 & 35.00 \\7 & 21.43 & 28.00 & 49.43 & 46.01 \\8 & 18.75 & 33.00 & 51.76 & 68.07 \\9 & 16.67 & 39.00 & 55.67 & 86.95 \\10 & 15.00 & 48.00 & 63.00 & 128.97\end{array}$ Refer to the data.If the market price for this firm's product is $87,it will produce:

• A) 9 units at an economic profit of zero.
• B) 6 units at a loss of $90.
• C) 9 units at an economic profit of $281.97.
• D) 8 units at an economic profit of $130.72.

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