A firm producing good y recently increased monthly production from 1,500 units to 2,000 units. this had no impact on the market price of good y. at the new production level of 2,000 units, the firm's average cost is $3.5 while its marginal cost of production is $4. the marginal revenue however is fixed at $5 for all levels of output. jake williamson is the operations head of the firm. jake feels that, since the firm has the capacity, it should have increased production further to 2,500 units which would have maximized profits. on the other hand, mathew hayden of the market research team anticipates an increase in price to $5.5 in the near future. he therefore claims that the firm may not be maximizing economic profit in the short run even at 2,500 units
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