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The market for standard toothbrushes is best descibed by perfect competition. The manufactures produce toothbrushes exclusively employing the production factor labor (L) and recruit employees

The market for standard toothbrushes is best descibed by perfect competition. The manufactures produce toothbrushes exclusively employing the production factor labor (L) and recruit employees on a competitive labor market. There is a uniform wage of w = 2. Ficed costs are FC = 384. there are eight identical manufactures operating in this market. Their production function is discribed by: q=(L/3).

How large are minimum average total costs (ATC min) and what is total market supply Qs?

a) ATC min = 8; Qs = 1/4 * P

b) ATC min = 96; Qs = 2/3 * P

c) ATC min = 8; Qs = 1/3 * P --> WRONG!

d) ATC min = 96; Qs = 4/3 * P --> WRONG!

e) ATC min = 10; Qs = 1/2 * P

Could you please tell me how to calculate this and what is the right answer?

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