Acme is a perfectly competitive firm. It has the total cost schedule given in the above table. Acme's product sells for $8.00 per unit. What amount of output is the most profitable and what is Acme's economic profit or economic loss?
What will be an ideal response?
Acme's profit-maximizing level of output is 7 units. Acme's total economic profit equals its revenue, $56.00 ($8.00 per unit × 7 units), minus its total cost, $49.80 at this level of output, or $56.00 - $49.80 = $6.20.
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