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The following table shows cost data for a perfectly competitive firm. Output Average Fixed Cost Average Variable Cost Average Total Cost Marginal Cost1 $400 $100 $500 $1002 200 90 290 803 133 80 213 604 100 70 170 405 80 80 160 1206 67 90 157 1407 57 102 159 1748 50 116 166 2149 44 130 174 24210 40 150 190 330  If the market price for the firm's product is $174, the firm will produceMultiple Choice7 units and earn economic profits of $104.9 units and earn economic profits of $104.7 units and earn economic profits of $64.9 units and earn economic profits of -$4.

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The following table shows cost data for a perfectly competitive firm. Output Average Fixed Cost Average Variable Cost Average Total Cost Marginal Cost1 400400 100 500500 1002 200 90 290 803 133 80 213 604 100 70 170 405 80 80 160 1206 67 90 157 1407 57 102 159 1748 50 116 166 2149 44 130 174 24210 40 150 190 330  If the market price for the firm's product is 174,thefirmwillproduceMultipleChoice7unitsandearneconomicprofitsof174, the firm will produceMultiple Choice7 units and earn economic profits of 104.9 units and earn economic profits of 104.7unitsandearneconomicprofitsof104.7 units and earn economic profits of 64.9 units and earn economic profits of -$4.

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In a perfectly competitive market, a firm will produce up to the point where the market price equals the marginal cost. In this case, the market price is 174.Lookingatthetable,thefirmwillproduce7units,wherethemarginalcostis174. Looking at the table, the firm will produce 7 units, where the marginal cost is 174.

To calculate the economic profit, we subtract the total cost from the total revenue. The total revenue is the market price multiplied by the quantity, which is 1747=174 * 7 = 1218. The total cost is the average total cost multiplied by the quantity, which is 1597=159 * 7 = 1113.

So, the economic profit is 12181218 - 1113 = $105.

Therefore, the firm will produce 7 units and earn economic profits of 105.Theclosestanswertothisis"7unitsandearneconomicprofitsof105. The closest answer to this is "7 units and earn economic profits of 104".

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The following table shows cost data for a perfectly competitive firm. Output Average Fixed Cost Average Variable Cost Average Total Cost Marginal Cost1 $400 $100 $500 $1002 200 90 290 803 133 80 213 604 100 70 170 405 80 80 160 1206 67 90 157 1407 57 102 159 1748 50 116 166 2149 44 130 174 24210 40 150 190 330  If the market price for the firm's product is $174, the firm will produceMultiple Choice7 units and earn economic profits of $104.9 units and earn economic profits of $104.7 units and earn economic profits of $64.9 units and earn economic profits of -$4.

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