ES2550: Week 7 Profit Maximization Task 1: Consider the following table of costs for the Winsome Widget Factory, which operates in a perfectly competitive market. The market price faced by this firm is $6.00 per widget. a. Fill in the formula for AFC, AVC, ATC, MC, TR, MR, and Total Profit at the top of the column in the gray section within the table. b. Fill in the missing values for TFC, TVC, AFC, AVC, ATC, MC, TR, MR, and Total Profit in the blue sections of the table. Winsome Widget Factory Output Total Fixed Cost Total Variable Cost Total Cost Average Fixed Cost Average Variable Cost Average Total Cost Marginal Cost Total Revenue Marginal Revenue Total Profit 0 $100 10 150 20 180 30 200 40 240 50 300 60 375 70 475 80 600 90 750 100 1,000 c. Determine the profit maximizing level of output. Explain how you arrived at that conclusion. d. What is the total profit at the profit maximizing level of output? How does that compare to profit at other levels of output? e. What is the lowest price that Winsome Widgets will accept and continue to produce in the short run? Explain. f. Is Winsome Widgets in long-run equilibrium? Explain. Given a numeric production schedule, the student will calculate profit and make decisions about short-run profitability to answer questions relating to their calculations. Task 2: Given a numeric production schedule, you will calculate profit and make decisions about short-run profitability to answer questions relating to your calculations. Jerry’s Lock Shop is a perfectly competitive firm, and Jerry is operating at his level of output, which maximizes profit. He can change locks for 20 different customers per day and charges each customer $35 for each lock. His total cost of changing locks is $800 and his fixed cost is $160. Answer the following questions. For each question, show the formula and the calculation as well as the final answer. a. What is Jerry’s marginal cost? Explain how you arrived at that answer. b. Calculate Jerry’s profit. c. Advise Jerry regarding his short-run decision to produce. Explain how you arrived at that answer. d. Advise Jerry regarding his long-run decision to produce. Explain how you arrived at that answer. Submission Requirements: · Formulas and calculations must be shown along with the final correct answer. · Attach a Word document that contains all answers. · Format: Double line space, Times New Roman, 12-point font Page 2 ...

1. ES2550: Week 7 Profit Maximization
Task 1: Consider the following table of costs for the Winsome
Widget Factory, which operates in a perfectly competitive
market. The market price faced by this firm is $6.00 per widget.
a. Fill in the formula for AFC, AVC, ATC, MC, TR, MR, and
Total Profit at the top of the column in the gray section within
the table.
b. Fill in the missing values for TFC, TVC, AFC, AVC, ATC,
MC, TR, MR, and Total Profit in the blue sections of the table.
Winsome Widget Factory
Output
Total Fixed Cost
Total Variable Cost
Total Cost
Average Fixed Cost
Average Variable Cost
Average Total Cost
Marginal Cost
Total Revenue
Marginal Revenue
Total Profit
0
$100
10

2. 150
20
180
30
200
40
240

3. 50
300
60
375
70
475

4. 80
600
90
750
100
1,000

5. c. Determine the profit maximizing level of output. Explain how
you arrived at that conclusion.
d. What is the total profit at the profit maximizing level of
output? How does that compare to profit at other levels of
output?
e. What is the lowest price that Winsome Widgets will accept
and continue to produce in the short run? Explain.
f. Is Winsome Widgets in long-run equilibrium? Explain.
Given a numeric production schedule, the student will calculate
profit and make decisions about short-run profitability to
answer questions relating to their calculations.
Task 2: Given a numeric production schedule, you will calculate
profit and make decisions about short-run profitability to
answer questions relating to your calculations. Jerry’s Lock
Shop is a perfectly competitive firm, and Jerry is operating at
his level of output, which maximizes profit. He can change
locks for 20 different customers per day and charges each
customer $35 for each lock. His total cost of changing locks is
$800 and his fixed cost is $160.
Answer the following questions.
For each question, show the formula and the calculation as well
as the final answer.
a. What is Jerry’s marginal cost? Explain how you arrived at
that answer.
b. Calculate Jerry’s profit.
c. Advise Jerry regarding his short-run decision to produce.
Explain how you arrived at that answer.
d. Advise Jerry regarding his long-run decision to produce.
Explain how you arrived at that answer.
Submission Requirements:
· Formulas and calculations must be shown along with the final
correct answer.
· Attach a Word document that contains all answers.
· Format: Double line space, Times New Roman, 12-point font
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