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Use the table below to answer the following questions.

Table 11.2.5

Quantity (tattoos per hour)	Total cost (dollars per hour)
0	10
1	25
2	35
3	50
4	70
5	95
6	125

Refer to Table 11.2.5. Archibald's Tattoos is a perfectly competitive firm. The firm's total costs are shown in the table. If the price of a tattoo is $12.50, Archibald's economic profit is

$12.50 an hour.

$10.00 an hour.

-$10.00 an hour.

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Suppose that the market in which bakeries compete is a perfectly competitive market. Which one of the following reasons does not explain why it is difficult for a bakery to make an economic profit in the long run?

All bakeries are price takers.

All bakeries produce identical goods.

All bakeries are able to set the market price.

The threat of entry by potential bakeries.

The demand facing each bakery is perfectly elastic.

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Use the table below to answer the following questions.

Table 11.2.1

Refer to Table 11.2.1, which gives the total revenue schedule and total cost schedule of a perfectly competitive firm. The short-run equilibrium price of one unit of the good is

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A firm’s marginal cost has a minimum value of $2; its average variable cost has a minimum value of $4; and its average total cost has a minimum value of $5. At what product price will the firm shut down?

none of the above

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In a perfectly competitive industry of 100 firms, the demand curve facing the individual firm

is identical to the industry demand curve.

has unitary elasticity.

is upward sloping.

is 1/100 of the industry demand curve.

is one where P = MR = AR.

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Use the figure below to answer the following questions.

Figure 11.4.3

Refer to Figure 11.4.3, which shows the cost curves and marginal revenue curve of a firm in a perfectly competitive market. In the long run,

industry output will remain constant.

firms will adopt labour-saving technology.

firms will enter the market.

market demand will increase.

firms that remain in the market will expand production.

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A profit-maximizing firm in a competitive market is currently producing 100 units of output. It has average revenue of $10, and its average total cost is $8. Does the firm have profits or losses?

The firm has a loss of $100.

none of the above

The firm has a profit of $200.

The firm has a loss of $200.

The firm has a profit of $100.

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Use the figure below to answer the following questions.

Figure 11.4.1

Refer to Figure 11.4.1, which shows the cost curves and marginal revenue curve of a firm in a perfectly competitive market. In the long run,

firms that remain in the market will reduce production.

market supply will increase.

firms will enter the market.

market demand will increase.

firms that remain in the market will expand production.

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For any firm operating in any market structure, marginal revenue is defined as

price times quantity of the product sold.

the total amount received by the seller from the sale of a product.

the change in total revenue resulting from the sale of an additional unit of the product.

the change in price resulting from the sale of an additional unit of the product.

total revenue divided by the number of units sold.

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Which of the following expressions is correct for a competitive firm?

Marginal revenue = (Change in total revenue) ÷ (Change in quantity of output)

Profit = Total revenue – Total variable cost

Total revenue = Marginal revenue + Average revenue

none of the above

Average revenue = Total revenue ÷ Marginal revenue

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