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The market for tomatoes is perfectly competitive. The market price of a bushel of tomatoes is $14. The farmer's total cost at the profit-maximizing number of bushels is

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Answer: $56

Step-by-step explanation:

The profit-maximising quantity for a perfectly competitive firm is the point where Marginal Cost equals Marginal Revenue.

For a perfectly competitive firm, the Horizontal line is the Price, the Marginal Revenue and the Demand curve.

The point where Marginal cost equals Marginal revenue is at 4 bushels.

The Average total cost at 4 bushels is $14 so the total cost is;

= 14 * 4

= $56

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