Unit 10: June 11, 2020 MR Maurice Ntemo 2014 1
Unit 10: June 11, 2020 MR Maurice Ntemo 2014 1
Unit 10: June 11, 2020 MR Maurice Ntemo 2014 1
Figure 10.6 shows the supply curve for an industry that has 1,000
firms like Lesedi’s.
At a price equal to minimum average variable cost—the shutdown
price—the industry supply curve is perfectly elastic because some firms
will produce the shutdown quantity and others will produce zero.