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Refer to the above diagram, where variable inputs of labor are being added to a constant amount of property resources. Average variable cost will be at a minimum when the firm is hiring:
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Answer the question on the basis of the accompanying table that shows average total costs (ATC) for a manufacturing firm whose total fixed costs are $10:
The marginal cost of the fourth unit of output is:
The marginal cost of the fourth unit of output is:
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$37
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Answer the question on the basis of the following cost data:
The total cost of four units of output is:
The total cost of four units of output is:
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$310
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Answer the question on the basis of the following cost data:
If the firm closed down in the short run and produced zero units of output, its total cost would be:
If the firm closed down in the short run and produced zero units of output, its total cost would be:
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$50
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Answer the question on the basis of the following cost data:
The average total cost of five units of output is:
The average total cost of five units of output is:
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$78
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Assume that in the short run a firm is producing 100 units of output, has average total costs of $200, and average variable costs of $150. The firm's total fixed costs are:
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$5,000
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Because the marginal product of a variable resource at first increases and then decreases as the output of the firm is increased:
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total cost at first increases at a decreasing rate and then increases at an increasing rate.
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If you operated a small bakery, which of the following would be a variable cost in the short run?
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baking supplies (flour, salt, etc.)
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If a firm wanted to know how much it would save by producing one less unit of output, it would look to:
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MC
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If the total variable cost of 9 units of output is $90 and the total variable cost of 10 units of output is $120, then:
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the average variable cost of 9 units is $10.
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Marginal cost:
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equals both average variable cost and average total cost at their respective minimums.
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Which of the following is most likely to be a fixed cost?
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property insurance premiums
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If a technological advance reduces the amount of variable resources needed to produce any level of output, then the:
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MC curve will shift downward.
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Which of the following is most likely to be a variable cost?
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fuel and power payments
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The short-run average total cost curve is U-shaped because:
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of increasing and diminishing returns.
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Answer the question on the basis of the accompanying table that shows average total costs (ATC) for a manufacturing firm whose total fixed costs are $10:
The total cost of producing 4 units of output is:
The total cost of producing 4 units of output is:
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$124
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Answer the question on the basis of the following cost data:
The marginal cost curve would intersect the average variable cost curve at about:
The marginal cost curve would intersect the average variable cost curve at about:
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4 units of output.
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Answer the question on the basis of the accompanying table that shows average total costs (ATC) for a manufacturing firm whose total fixed costs are $10:
The average variable cost of 4 units of output is:
The average variable cost of 4 units of output is:
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$28.50
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Answer the question on the basis of the following cost data:
The marginal cost of the fifth unit of output is:
The marginal cost of the fifth unit of output is:
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$80
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Average fixed cost:
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declines continually as output increases.