Each firm in a competitive market has a cost function of so its marginal cost function is  The market demand function is  Determine the long-run equilibrium price, quantity per firm, market quantity, and number of firms.

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Each firm in a competitive market has a cost function of so its marginal cost function is  The market demand function is  Determine the long-run equilibrium price, quantity per firm, market quantity, and number of firms.

 

 

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In long-run equilibrium, economic profit is zero. Whenever the price of a company's production equals the average cost of goods, it's called zero economic profit.

Long run equilibrium condition is P = AC

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Q=24-P  P=24-Q  C=16+q2AC=16q+q2q      =16q+qACQ=0-16q2=0q2=16q=4

Therefore,Long run price :AC=164+4=8Hence, P=8Q=24-8    =16and number of firms=164=4

 

 

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