Suppose that the manager of a firm operating in a perfectly competitive firm has estimated the firm’s AVC function to be:
AVC = 20 – 0.025Q + 0.00005Q2
Total fixed cost is $600.
a. Determine the firm’s supply curve.
b. What should be the industry price for the firm to produce 400 units of output in each period?
c. What is the firm’s total profit?