Reference no: EM1320355
Q. Assume honey is produced in a beehive using bees also sugar. Each honey producer utilizes one beehive which she rents for $30/month. Producing q gallons of honey in one month requires spending 5q dollars bees also 2q2 dollars on sugar.
a) Illustrate what is the total cost of producing q units of honey for an individual honey producer in a given month?
b) Illustrate what is the average cost of producing q units of honey every month for an individual producer for a given month?
c) In general, if the total cost of producing honey is a + bq + cq2, then the marginal cost of producing honey is b + 2cq. Assuming each honey producer operates as a price-taker, illustrate what is the monthly supply curve for an individual producer?
d) Let Q be the total marketplace supply also q is the supply of an individual industry. Therefore, q = Q/n where n is the total number of industries in the marketplace. Assume the demand for honey is given by Q = 590-4P. Also, Assume there are 80 honey producers in the marketplace. Illustrate what is the equilibrium price of honey?
e) Elucidate how much profit does an individual producer make in a month? Is this a long-run equilibrium?
If the answer is yes, simply state that it is a long-run equilibrium. If the answer is no, explain whether or not the equilibrium price will rise or fall.