Jim Whitney Economics 102
 The geometry of profit maximization: changes in revenues and costs

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Changes in price and marginal revenue: For each announced price, complete the following table:
  Total value diagram Unit value diagram
  Price Profit   
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Profit   
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Changes in costs:
For each cost change, indicate whether each of the following rises (+), falls (-), or remains the same (0):
  TVC TC MC AVC ATC Q* Profit
Fixed cost rises              
Variable cost rises