Perfectly competitive firm-price equals marginal revenue


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Problem: Jerry's Quarry sells building stone in a perfectly competitive market. At its current level of building stone production, Jerry's quarry has marginal cost equal to $45 and AVC is rising. If the market price of building stone is $50, Jerry's Quarry should :

  • decrease the level of building stone production
  • continue producing its current level of production
  • increase its production of building of stone
  • shut-down and produce no building stone.

Problem: For a perfectly competitive firm, price equals marginal revenue because:

  • when another unit of good is sold, total revenue increases by the price of the good
  • when another unit of good is sold, total revenue decreases by the price of the good
  • when another unit of good is sold, total revenue increases by less than the price of the good
  • when another unit of good is sold, total revenue increases by more than the price of the good

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