7. A firm is experiencing a loss of $5,000 per year. The firm has fixed costs of...

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7. A firm is experiencing a loss of $5,000 per year.

The firm has fixed costs of $8,000 per year.

a. Should the firm operate in the short run or shut down?

b. If the situation persists into the long run, should the firm stay in the market or go out of business?

c. Now suppose that the firm’s fixed costs are

$2,000. How would this level of fixed costs change the firm’s short-run and long-run decisions?

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Principles Of Microeconomics

ISBN: 9780393679199

3rd Edition

Authors: Dirk Mateer, Lee Coppock

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