10 A competitive firm has the following total cost function: TC(q) = 10 + q if q>0, TC(q) = 0 if q = 0. The firm has a capacity constraint: It cannot produce more than q = 20. Let P denote the price of the firm's output. When P = 2, the firm will produce a b C d e q = 20 units. q = 0 units. q = 11 units. q = 10 units. Cannot be computed from the information given.

10 A competitive firm has the following total cost function: TC(q) = 10 + q if q>0, TC(q) = 0 if q = 0. The firm has a capacity constraint: It cannot produce more than q = 20. Let P denote the price of the firm's output. When P = 2, the firm will produce a b C d e q = 20 units. q = 0 units. q = 11 units. q = 10 units. Cannot be computed from the information given.

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Chapter8: Perefect Competition

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