How much profit does each firm make

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Suppose the following data describe the demand for liquid-diet beverages:

$11	$10	$9	$8	$7	$6	$5	$4	$3	$2
7	10	13	16	19	22	25	28	31	34

Price Quantity

demanded

Five identical, perfectly competitive firms are producing these beverages. The cost of producing these beverages at each firm is the following:

Quantity

produced	0	1	2	3 4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Total cost	$5	$8	$10	$13 $17	$22	$28	$36	$45	$55	$67

(a) What price will prevail in this market?

(b) What quantity is produced?

(d) What happens to price if two more identical firms enter the market?

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