If a Monopolistically Competitive Firm Is Producing 50 Units of Output

question 4

Multiple Choice

If a monopolistically competitive firm is producing 50 units of output where marginal cost equals marginal revenue, total cost is $1,674 and total revenue is $2,000, its average profit is

• A)$326.
• B)$40.
• C)$6.52.
• D)impossible to determine without additional information.

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Definitions:

Fixed-Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses have occurred.

Variable-Ratio

A reinforcement schedule where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, promoting high and steady response rates.

Contingency

A future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty, often used in psychology to describe the relationship between behavior and its consequences.

DRO

Differential Reinforcement of Other behavior, a technique used in behavioral therapy to encourage the occurrence of desired behaviors by only rewarding behaviors other than the undesirable one.