Question :
You are given the following data about two firms:
FIRM A
Quantity
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0
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|
1
|
|
2
|
|
3
|
|
4
|
|
5
|
|
6
|
Total revenue ($)
|
0
|
|
10
|
|
20
|
|
30
|
|
40
|
|
50
|
|
60
|
Average revenue ($)
|
___
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|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
Marginal revenue ($)
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
Total cost ($)
|
30
|
|
42
|
|
50
|
|
60
|
|
76
|
|
100
|
|
140
|
Marginal cost ($)
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
Average cost ($)
|
¥
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
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FIRM B
Quantity
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
3
|
|
4
|
|
5
|
|
6
|
Total cost ($)
|
100
|
|
134
|
|
154
|
|
177
|
|
216
|
|
266
|
|
366
|
Average cost ($)
|
¥
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
Marginal cost ($)
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
Price ($)
|
140
|
|
130
|
|
120
|
|
110
|
|
100
|
|
90
|
|
80
|
Marginal revenue ($)
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
___
|
|
Total revenue ($)
|
___
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|
___
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|
___
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|
___
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|
___
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|
___
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|
___
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(a) Complete the two tables above.
(b) Are these firms operating in the short or the long run? Firm A: short run / long run
Firm B: short run / long run
(c) Are these firms operating under perfect or imperfect competition? Firm A: perfect / imperfect
Firm B: perfect / imperfect
(c) What level of output will these firms produce in the short run? Firm A:.............................
Firm B:.............................
(d) How would you describe their profit positions?
Firm A:.....................................................................................................................................
Firm B:.....................................................................................................................................