Microeconomics,, 16th Canadian Edition

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Figure 9-2 Revenues for a Price-Taking Firm


Total revenue rises by $3 for every bushel sold. Because every bushel
brings in $3, the average revenue per bushel sold is clearly $3.
Furthermore, because each additional bushel sold brings in $3, the
marginal revenue of an extra bushel sold is also $3. The table in Figure
2 shows calculations of these revenue concepts for a range of outputs
between 10 and 13 bushels. The figure plots the various revenue curves.


When the firm is a price taker, Because price does not
change as a result of the firm changing its output, neither marginal



AR=MR=p.
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