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Pearson Edexcel IAL Economics 3.3.3.4c Profit-maximising equilibrium in

Practise interpreting monopolistic competition diagrams to locate profit maximisation, normal profit and short-run or long-run equilibrium.

Syllabus
First assessment 2019
Course
Economics YEC11
Level
A2

Exam points

  • use MR equals MC on a cost and revenue diagram to identify profit-maximising output
  • interpret long-run equilibrium where tangency brings normal profit but price exceeds MC
  • distinguish short-run supernormal profit from long-run normal profit in a firm diagram

3.3.3.4c - Profit-maximising equilibrium in the short run and long run question 1

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The diagram illustrates the profit-maximising output for a street food seller in Taiwan operating in a monopolistically competitive market.

Figure for Question 3.3.3.4c - Profit-maximising equilibrium in the short run and long run question 1 — Edexcel A-Level Economics A2

Which one of the following can be deduced from this information?

A

The street food seller is operating at the short-run equilibrium output

B

The street food seller is operating at the long-run equilibrium output

C

The street food seller is operating at the productively efficient level of output

D

The street food seller is operating at the allocatively efficient level of output

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