Assume that the most efficient production technology available for making vitamin pills has the cost structure given in the following table. Note that output is measured as the number of bottles of...


Assume that the most efficient production technology available for making vitamin pills has the cost structure given in the following<br>table. Note that output is measured as the number of bottles of vitamins produced per day and that costs include a normal profit.<br>Output<br>TC<br>MC<br>ATC<br>25,400<br>$104,000<br>$0.54<br>50,400<br>154,000<br>1.04<br>75,400<br>191,500<br>2.54<br>100,400<br>279,500<br>3.04<br>Instructions: Enter your answers rounded to two decimal places.<br>a. What is ATC per unit for each level of output listed in the table? Enter your answers in the table above.<br>b. Are there economies of scale in production?<br>Yes<br>c. Suppose that the market price for a bottle of vitamins is $2.54. At that price the total market quantity demanded is 105,560,000<br>bottles. How many firms will be in this industry?<br>firm(s)<br>d. Suppose that, instead, the market quantity demanded at a price of $2.54 is only 75,400. How many firms will be in this industry?<br>firm(s)<br>

Extracted text: Assume that the most efficient production technology available for making vitamin pills has the cost structure given in the following table. Note that output is measured as the number of bottles of vitamins produced per day and that costs include a normal profit. Output TC MC ATC 25,400 $104,000 $0.54 50,400 154,000 1.04 75,400 191,500 2.54 100,400 279,500 3.04 Instructions: Enter your answers rounded to two decimal places. a. What is ATC per unit for each level of output listed in the table? Enter your answers in the table above. b. Are there economies of scale in production? Yes c. Suppose that the market price for a bottle of vitamins is $2.54. At that price the total market quantity demanded is 105,560,000 bottles. How many firms will be in this industry? firm(s) d. Suppose that, instead, the market quantity demanded at a price of $2.54 is only 75,400. How many firms will be in this industry? firm(s)

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