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Will a profit-maximizing firm in a competitive market ever produce a positive level of output in the range where the marginal cost is falling? Give an explanation. |
Answer» SOLUTION :No, as sufficient condition of producer equilibrium is Marginal Cost must be rising when Marginal Cost = Marginal REVENUE. It can be explained with the help of following diagram: Point F is not a producer equilibrium because at this point, marginal cost = marginal revenue when marginal cost is falling. It is so because after point F, and output Q 1. `MR[AQ_(1)]gtMC[BQ_(1)]`, then producer will CONTINUE to PRODUCE as long as MR BECOMES equal to MC as firm will find it profitable to raise the output level. |
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