The market for apple pies in the city of Ectenia is competitive and has the following

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The market for apple pies in the city of Ectenia is competitive and has the following demand schedule: Price Quantity Demanded $ 1 1,200 pies 2 1,100 3 1,000 4 900 5 800 6 700 7 600 8 500 9 400 10 300 11 200 12 100 13 0 Each producer in the market has fixed costs of$9 and the following marginal cost:Quantity Marginal Cost1 pie $ 22 43 64 85 106 12a. Compute each producers total cost andaverage total cost for 1 to 6 pies.b. The price of a pie is now $11. How many piesare sold? How many pies does each producermake? How many producers are there? Howmuch profit does each producer earn?c. Is the situation described in part (b) along-run equilibrium? Why or why not?d. Suppose that in the long run there is freeentry and exit. How much profit does eachproducer earn in the long-run equilibrium?What is the market price and number ofpies each producer makes? How many piesare sold? How many pie producers areoperating?

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