Suppose that the market for candy canes operates under conditions of perfect competition, that it is initially in long-run equil
ibrium, and that the price of each candy cane is $0.20. Now suppose that the price of sugar falls, decreasing the marginal and average total costs of producing candy canes by $0.15. Based on the information given, we can conclude that in the short run a typical producer of candy canes will be making:
Explanation: In the economic profit, we have to consider the revenue earned and the cost of production including the opportunity cost. In the scenario above, the economic profit is positive, because, the average and marginal cost falls by $0.15 at a time when the sales price of the product is $0.20. The economic profit here is positive, due to the further reduction in the marginal and average price of an important material in the production process. In this scenario, due to positive economic profit, the New firms are attracted to the market.
The normal price in dollars is (87.89)(2.25), and the 25% discount corresponds to multiplying this result by 0.75. Carrying out the arithmetic, the price is (87.89)(2.25)(0.75) = 148.31.
Actually the quartile represents in what rank or order the
team is when all the goals per team is arranged in ascending order. So for
example since the team is on the first quartile, so this means it is on the 25%
of the ranking. Hence we can say that:
“the team scored fewer goals per game
than 75% of the teams in the league”
