The market determined price in a perfectly competitive industry is P = Rs. 10. Suppose that the total cost equation of an individual firm in the industry is given by the expression TC 1000+2Q+0.01Q2 a) What is the firm’s profit-maximizing output level and profit? Is this profit normal profit or supper normal profit? Justify your answer (10 marks) b) At profit maximizing level what is firm total cost, total revenue and marginal cost (10 Marks) c) Why does a competitive firm is considered as a price taker and Monopoly firm as a price maker (05 Marks)

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The market determined price in a perfectly competitive industry is P
= Rs. 10. Suppose that the total cost equation of an individual firm
in the industry is given by the expression

TC 1000+2Q+0.01Q2

a) What is the firm’s profit-maximizing output level and profit? Is
this profit normal profit or supper normal profit? Justify your
answer (10 marks)

b) At profit maximizing level what is firm total cost, total revenue
and marginal cost (10 Marks)

c) Why does a competitive firm is considered as a price taker and
Monopoly firm as a price maker (05 Marks)

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