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  1. Question

    Suppose a firm can sell as many units of output as it wants for a price of $15 per unit and faces total costs as indicated in the table below. Use the optimal output rule to determine the profit-maximizing level of output for the firm.

    Quantity Total cost
    0 $2
    1 10
    2 20
    3 33
    4 50
    5 71
  2. Question

    Use the data from Question 1 to graph the firm’s marginal cost and marginal revenue curves and show the profit-maximizing level of output.