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Managerial Economics · Quiz 2 · 3 Aug 2025 · May 2025 term

Question 10: What level of output (q) the firm will produce?

Question 10

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Suppose that a competitive firm’s marginal cost of producing output q is given by MC(q)=6+4q. Assume that the market price of the firm’s product is ₹18.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

What level of output (q) the firm will produce?

  1. A

    2

  2. B

    3

  3. C

    4

  4. D

    5

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Correct answer

  • B

    3

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Question 10 of 31 in the IIT Madras BS Managerial Economics (Managerial Economics) Quiz 2 paper sat on 3 Aug 2025, in the May 2025 term (IIT M DEGREE AN EXAM QDB2 03 Aug 2025). It carries 1 mark.

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