A change in fixed costs doesn't change output or price in the short run.
A change in fixed costs doesn't change either P or MC. Since P = MC is profit maximizing, the firm won't change output in the short run if only fixed costs change.
Long run price will always equal minimum ATC.
Any time price is different from minimum ATC, firms are either earning profits or losses. As a result, firms enter or exit the industry until profits are again zero.

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