What is smitten average total cost

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The table below shows the weekly marginal cost (MC) and average total cost (ATC) for Smitten, a perfectly competitive firm that produces children's mittens in a competitive market.

Smitten's Production Costs

Quantity (pairs of mittens)

MC (dollars)

ATC (dollars)

  5

$1.60

$8.00

10

  2.00

    5.00

15

  2.45

    4.15

20

  3.55

    4.00

25

  4.00

    4.00

30

  5.50

    4.25

35

  6.00

    4.50

40

  8.50

    5.00

a. The market price of children's mittens is $6.00 per pair. How many pairs of children's mittens should Smitten produce per week to maximize its profits?

b. What is Smitten's average total cost at the profit-maximizing quantity of children's mittens?

c. What are Smitten's weekly profits if the market price is $6 per pair and the firm produces the profit-maximizing quantity of mittens?

d. What are Smitten's weekly profits if the market price is $5.50 per pair and the firm produces the profit-maximizing quantity of mittens?

e. At what price would Smitten earn a normal profit?

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