What are smittens weekly profits

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Question: 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?

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

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