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III.

Recap of Firm’s Profits


A. Costs
We would expect that firms in competitive and monopolistically competitive market would break even
in the long run.

We would expect that firms in oligopoly or monopoly market would earn positive profits in the long run.

TC = TFC + TVC
B. Revenue
cost per
TR = P x Q
ATC = AFC + AVC input
MR = change in TR
ATC = TC /Q
change in Q
Marginal
AFC = TFC / Q
Average Revenue = TR / Q
Cost
AVC = TVC / Q =PxQ / Q
Average Tot
MC = change in TC = P
change in Q
C. Shut Down and Break Even Average Variable Cos
If P < AVC, then temporarily shut down.

loss equal to fixed cost

If P > AVC, the produce the quantity where MR = MC.

If P < ATC, earn a loss. (exit in the long run)

If P = ATC, break even.


output
If P > ATC, earn a profit. (firms will enter if there are no
barriers)

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