Figure 8.15 -Use the Figure Above to Answer the Following Questions

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Essay

Figure 8.15
-Use the figure above to answer the following questions.
a.How can you determine that the figure represents a graph of a perfectly competitive firm? Be specific; indicate which curve gives you the information and how you use this information to arrive at your conclusion.
b.What is the market price?
c.What is the profit-maximising output?
d.What is total revenue at the profit-maximising output?
e.What is the total cost at the profit-maximising output?
f.What is the profit or loss at the profit-maximising output?
g.What is the firm's total fixed cost?
h.What is the total variable cost?
i.Identify the firm's short-run supply curve.
j.Is the industry in a long-run equilibrium?
k.If it is not in long-run equilibrium, what will happen in this industry to restore long-run equilibrium?
l.In long-run equilibrium, what is the firm's profit maximising quantity?
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