Frances sells earrings in the perfectly competitive earring


Frances sells earrings in the perfectly competitive earring market. Her output per day and costs are as follows: OUTPUT PER DAY TOTAL COST 0 1 1 2.5 2 3.5 3 4.2 4 4.5 5 5.2 6 6.8 7 8.7 8 10.7 9 13 a) If the current equilibrium price in the earring market is $1.8, how many earrings will Frances produce, what price will she charge, and how much profit (or loss) will she make? Draw a graph to illustrate your answer. Your graph should be clearly labled and should include Frances's demand, ATC, AVC, MC and MR curves; the price changing; the quantity she is producing; and the area representing her profit or loss. b) Suppose the equilibrium price of earrings falls to $1. Now how many earrings will Frances produce, what price will she charge, and how much profit (or loss) will she make? Show your work. c) Suppose the equilibrium price of earrings falls to $0.25. Now how many earrings will Frances produce, what price will she charge, and how much profit (or loss) will she make?

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