Cost Estimation
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A firm has total fixed costs of $60 and average variable costs as indicated in the table below.
Total Output Average Variable Cost
0 $0
1 45.00
2 42.50
3 40.00
4 37.50
5 37.00
6 37.50
7 38.57
8 40.63
9 43.33
10 46.50
a) Calculate AFC, ATC, MC, and TC.
b) At a product price of $56, will this firm produce in the short run? Why or why not? If it is preferable to produce, what will be the profit-maximizing output? What economic profit will the firm realize at the profit-maximizing?
c) How are your answers of the question b) changed if the price changed to $41?
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The solution describes the steps to calculate AFC, ATC, MC, and TC. It also calculates economic profits at the given market price levels.
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Q AVC TVC=AVC*Q FC TC=FC+TVC AFC=FC/Q ATC=TC/Q MC*
0 0.00 0.00 60.00 60.00
1 45.00 45.00 60.00 105.00 60.00 105.00 45.00
2 42.50 85.00 60.00 145.00 30.00 72.50 40.00
3 40.00 120.00 60.00 180.00 20.00 60.00 35.00
4 37.50 150.00 60.00 210.00 15.00 52.50 30.00
5 37.00 ...
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