Calculating The Shutdown Point
The short run shutdown point is the minimum of the average variable cost curve. Assume that firms total cost function is TC = Q3 -5Q2 +60Q +125. Variable cost = Q3 -5Q2 +60Q Average variable costs = (Q3 -5Q2 +60Q)/Q= Q2 -5Q + 60
- AVC' = 2Q - 5
- AVC' = 0
- 2Q - 5 = 0
- 2Q = 5
- Q = 2.5
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