Consider a firm with TC=1Q^2+8 where 8 is the fixed cost of being in the market (MC=2*1Q). Demand is given by Q_D=30-4P. How many firms will be in the market if the market operates in a perfectly competitive way?

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Consider a firm with TC=1Q^2+8 where 8 is the fixed cost of being in the market
(MC=2*1Q). Demand is given by Q_D=30-4P. How many firms will be in the market if the
market operates in a perfectly competitive way?
Transcribed Image Text:Consider a firm with TC=1Q^2+8 where 8 is the fixed cost of being in the market (MC=2*1Q). Demand is given by Q_D=30-4P. How many firms will be in the market if the market operates in a perfectly competitive way?
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