4.This question is simply a matter of reading the graph correctly. We've shaded some of the defined areas on the graph to further illustrate. As we can see, it is producing where P = MC so it is maximizing profit, and since P > ATC the firm is earning positive profits equal to Total Revenue - Fixed Cost, area CPAB, shown shaded in blue in section (1).

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