Suppose the market for French fries is perfectly competitive. A small operator of a french fry stand has a short run total cost function STC(Q) = 4Q^2 - Q + 1
Part 1 - What is the profit maximizing output when the price is $7?
Part 2 - At what price would the firm choose to shutdown?
Part 3 - What is the short-run market supply curve? Assuming there are 50 identical firms currently operating.