Economic Profit or Loss Calculation | ||||||||||||
Q | Alternative Formula | |||||||||||
Output | FC | AFC=FC/Q | VC | AVC = VC/Q | ATC=AFC+AVC | TC=FC+VC | MC= ∆ TC/ ∆ Q | MR=P | TR=PXQ | Economic Profit = TR – TC | Profit = (P-ATC)XQ | |
0 | 100 | 100.00 | ||||||||||
1 | 100 | 100.00 | 90 | 90.00 | 190.00 | 190.00 | 90.00 | 131 | ||||
2 | 100 | 50.00 | 170 | 85.00 | 135.00 | 270.00 | 80.00 | 131 | ||||
3 | 100 | 33.33 | 240 | 80.00 | 113.33 | 340.00 | 70.00 | 131 | ||||
4 | 100 | 25.00 | 300 | 75.00 | 100.00 | 400.00 | 60.00 | 131 | ||||
5 | 100 | 20.00 | 370 | 74.00 | 94.00 | 470.00 | 70.00 | 131 | ||||
6 | 100 | 16.67 | 450 | 75.00 | 91.67 | 550.00 | 80.00 | 131 | ||||
7 | 100 | 14.29 | 540 | 77.14 | 91.43 | 640.00 | 90.00 | 131 | ||||
8 | 100 | 12.50 | 650 | 81.25 | 93.75 | 750.00 | 110.00 | 131 | ||||
9 | 100 | 11.11 | 780 | 86.67 | 97.78 | 880.00 | 130.00 | 131 | ||||
10 | 100 | 10.00 | 930 | 93.00 | 103.00 | 1030.00 | 150.00 | 131 | ||||
Output | AFC=FC/Q | FC | AVC = VC/Q | VC | ATC=AFC+AVC | TC=FC+VC | MC= ∆ TC/ ∆ Q | MR=P | TR=PXQ | Economic Profit = TR – TC | ||
0 | 100 | 100.00 | ||||||||||
1 | 100.00 | 100 | 90.00 | 90 | 190.00 | 190.00 | 90.00 | 81.00 | Market price is $81 instead of $131. | |||
2 | 50.00 | 100 | 85.00 | 170 | 135.00 | 270.00 | 80.00 | 81.00 | Should the firm still produce? | |||
3 | 33.33 | 100 | 80.00 | 240 | 113.33 | 340.00 | 70.00 | 81.00 | If so, how much? | |||
4 | 25.00 | 100 | 75.00 | 300 | 100.00 | 400.00 | 60.00 | 81.00 | ||||
5 | 20.00 | 100 | 74.00 | 370 | 94.00 | 470.00 | 70.00 | 81.00 | ||||
6 | 16.67 | 100 | 75.00 | 450 | 91.67 | 550.00 | 80.00 | 81.00 | ||||
7 | 14.29 | 100 | 77.14 | 540 | 91.43 | 640.00 | 90.00 | 81.00 | ||||
8 | 12.50 | 100 | 81.25 | 650 | 93.75 | 750.00 | 110.00 | 81.00 | ||||
9 | 11.11 | 100 | 86.67 | 780 | 97.78 | 880.00 | 130.00 | 81.00 | ||||
10 | 10.00 | 100 | 93.00 | 930 | 103.00 | 1030.00 | 150.00 | 81.00 | ||||
Output | AFC=FC/Q | FC | AVC = VC/Q | VC | ATC=AFC+AVC | TC=FC+VC | MC= ∆ TC/ ∆ Q | MR=P | TR=PXQ | Economic Profit = TR – TC | ||
0 | 100 | 100.00 | ||||||||||
1 | 100.00 | 100 | 90.00 | 90 | 190.00 | 190.00 | 90.00 | 71.00 | ||||
2 | 50.00 | 100 | 85.00 | 170 | 135.00 | 270.00 | 80.00 | 71.00 | Market price is $71 instead of $131. | |||
3 | 33.33 | 100 | 80.00 | 240 | 113.33 | 340.00 | 70.00 | 71.00 | Should the firm still produce? | |||
4 | 25.00 | 100 | 75.00 | 300 | 100.00 | 400.00 | 60.00 | 71.00 | If so, how much? | |||
5 | 20.00 | 100 | 74.00 | 370 | 94.00 | 470.00 | 70.00 | 71.00 | ||||
6 | 16.67 | 100 | 75.00 | 450 | 91.67 | 550.00 | 80.00 | 71.00 | ||||
7 | 14.29 | 100 | 77.14 | 540 | 91.43 | 640.00 | 90.00 | 71.00 | ||||
8 | 12.50 | 100 | 81.25 | 650 | 93.75 | 750.00 | 110.00 | 71.00 | ||||
9 | 11.11 | 100 | 86.67 | 780 | 97.78 | 880.00 | 130.00 | 71.00 | ||||
10 | 10.00 | 100 | 93.00 | 930 | 103.00 | 1030.00 | 150.00 | 71.00 |
Extra Credit | |||||||
Output | AFC=FC/Q | AVC = VC/Q | ATC=AFC+AVC | TC = ATC*Q | MC= ∆ TC/ ∆ Q | P=MR | Profit = (P-ATC)XQ |
0 | |||||||
1 | 60.00 | 45.00 | 105.00 | 56 | |||
2 | 30.00 | 42.50 | 72.50 | 56 | |||
3 | 20.00 | 40.00 | 60.00 | 56 | |||
4 | 15.00 | 37.50 | 52.50 | 56 | |||
5 | 12.00 | 37.00 | 49.00 | 56 | |||
6 | 10.00 | 37.50 | 47.50 | 56 | |||
7 | 8.57 | 38.57 | 47.14 | 56 | |||
8 | 7.50 | 40.63 | 48.13 | 56 | |||
9 | 6.67 | 43.33 | 50.00 | 56 | |||
10 | 6.00 | 46.50 | 52.50 | 56 | |||
If P = $56, will this firm produce in the short run? | |||||||
If so, what will be the profit-maximizing or loss-minimizing output? | |||||||
What economic profit or loss will the firm realize per unit of output? | |||||||
If P= $30, repeat those previous questions. | Replace 56 in column G by 30 and see. | ||||||
If P= $41, repeat those previous questions. | Replace 56 in column G by 41 and see. | ||||||