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A perfectly competitive flip flops industry has the following demand an supply curves

Qs=16+p
Qd=80-p

a) what is equilibrium price and quantity?
b) a particular firm (summer flip flops) in the same industry (flip flop industry) has the following short run cost total cost function

Tc=64+q^2

How many flip flops does "summer flip flops" produce (always assume that the firm is maximizing profits)?
c) what is"summer flip flops" economic profit?
d) should the firm produce or shut down in the long run?
e) should the form produce or shut down in the short run?

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The solution depicts the steps to estimate the profit of a perfectly competitive firm. The equilibrium price and quantities are examined.

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A perfectly competitive flip flops industry has the following demand an supply curves
Qs=16+p
Qd=80-p

A) What is equilibrium price and quantity?
Set Qs=Qd
16+p=80-p
2p=80-16=64
p=32

Qs=16+p=16+32=48
Qd=80-32=48
Equilibrium price=$32
Equilibrium ...

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