There are 300 purely competitive farms in the local dairy market. Of the 300 dairy farms, 298
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There are 300 purely competitive farms in the local dairy market. Of the 300 dairy farms, 298 have a cost structure that generates profits of $24 for every $300 invested. What is their percentage rate of return? The other two dairies have a cost structure that generates profits of $22 for every $200 invested. What is their percentage rate of return? Assuming that the normal rate of profit in the economy is 10 percent; will there be entry or exit? Will the change in the number of firms affect the two that earn $22 for every $200 invested? What will be the rate of return earned by most firms in the industry in long ‐ run equilibrium? If firms can copy each other’s technology, what will be the rate of return eventually earned by all firms?
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Microeconomics Principles, Problems and Policies
ISBN: 978-1259450242
20th edition
Authors: Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue, Sean Masaki Flynn