Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Economics Question 33

Practice objective / multiple choice question 33 from the 2024 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 33 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2024 • ECONOMICS • objective

A perfectly competitive firm in the textile industry has fixed costs of £120 million. Its variable cost function (in £ thousands) is \(VC(Q) = 0.5Q + 0.02Q^{2}\), where \(Q\) is output measured in thousands of units. The government imposes a specific tax of £2 per unit. The market price is £15 per unit. Determine the profit‑maximising output (in thousands of units) and the resulting profit (in £ millions).

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. -118.05
B. -108.05
C. -118.55
D. -128.05
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
-118.05

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Economics Question 33. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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