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CAIE A-Level Economics 7.8.1 Profit maximisation

Practise finding the profit-maximising output from cost and revenue evidence and contrasting it with non-profit objectives.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Economics 9708
Level
A2

Exam points

  • select the output where MC equals MR on a firm's revenue and cost diagram

7.8.1—Profit maximisation question 1

[Maximum number: 1]

In the diagram
M C= marginal cost; A C= average cost; M R= marginal revenue; A R= average revenue.

Figure for Question 7.8.1—Profit maximisation question 1 — CAIE A-Level Economics A2

What will be the output of a profit-maximising firm whose cost and revenue functions are shown above?

A

OW

B

OX

C

OY

D

OZ

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