Answer:
either the selling price decreases or the total output decreases
Explanation:
The firm's income statement:
total sales revenue = $120,000
minus total variable costs = ($72,000)
<u>minus total fixed costs = ($15,000) </u>
net profit = $33,000
The long run equilibrium for a monopolistically competitive firm occurs when the firm is making no economic profit since it is charging a price = average total cost.
In this case the average total cost per unit = $6 per unit + ($15,000 / 12,000 units) = $7.25 per unit
Since the firm is currently charging a higher selling price than average total cost ($10 > $7.25), one or two things might happen in the long run:
- selling price will decrease
- output will decrease
Present value PV= FV(1/(1+r)^n)
PV = Present Value
FV = Future Value
r= rate
n= number of years
Just plug in the numbers and calculate.
