Given perfect competition show on a diagram that profit maximisation implies marginal revenue equals marginal cost equals price. Briefly explain how and why this outcome differs from the equilibrium.
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- What is the total cost associated with producing eight units of the control varlable, a (identify point B in the tablej? 34 Marginal Harginal Harginal Net Bеnefit Control Total Net Costs Benefits Benefit Total variable Benefits Cost Sepped B(Q) C(Q) MB(0) MC(0) MND (0) 900 100 800 900 100 800 2 1,700 300 800 200 600 2,400 600 1,800 700 E 400 1,000 1,500 400 500 2,000 2,000 1,800 1,400 4 600 200 3,500 500 3,900 2,100 D 600 -200 4,200 4,400 4,500 2,800 300 700 -400 800 200 800 -600 4,500 100 900 -800 10 4,500 5,500 -1,000 1,000 -1,000 Mutiple Choice 3,000 3,600 3,800 4,200The total revenue and total cost functions are given as TR=500-0.000250² TC = 361250+5Q+0.00020² What is the profit maximizing quantity? Answer Choices: a. 43675 b. 30,000 c. 40,000 d. 50,0001. Exercise 9.1 A study of 86 savings and loan associations in six northwestern states yielded the following cost function. 2.38 0.006153Q 0.000005359Q² 19.2X1 C + + (2.62) (2.84) (3.16) (3.50) where C = average operating expense ratio, expressed as a percentage and defined as total operating expense ($ million) divided by total assets ($ million) times 100 percent. Q = output; measured by total assets ($ million) X1 = ratio of the number of branches to total assets ($ million) Note: The number in parentheses below each coefficient is its respective t-statistic. Which of the variable(s) is (are) statistically significant in explaining variations in the average operating expense ratio? (Hint: t0.025,7€ 1.99 .) Check all that apply. X1 Q2 What type of average cost-output relationship is suggested by these statistical results? Quadratic Linear Cubic Based on these results, what can we conclude about the existence of economies or diseconomies of scale in savings and loan associations in…
- The following cost-output data were obtained as part of a study of the economies of scale in operating a charter high school in Wisconsin: Students in Average Daily Attendance Midpoint of Values in Column A Operating Expenditure per Student Number of Schools in Sample (A) (B) (C) (D) 143-200 171 $531.9 6 201-300 250 480.8 12 301-400 350 446.3 19 401-500 450 426.9 17 501-600 550 442.6 14 601-700 650 413.1 13 701-900 800 374.3 9 901-1100 1000 433.2 6 1101-1600 1350 407.3 6 1601-2400 2000 405.6 7 Plot the data in columns B and C in an output (enrollment-) cost graph and sketch a smooth curve that would appear to provide a good fit to the data. Based on the scatter diagram in Question 1, what kind of mathematical relationship would appear to exist between enrollment and operating expenditures per student? In other words, do operating expenditures per student appear…based on the information in the table what is marla's profit margin? total revenue-$1,400total cost- $900average cost- $7fixed cost-$700quantity-200Output quantity Total variable cost Total cost 0 $0 $250 25 450 50 300 X 75 375 100 600 850 125 X 1125 150 1200 X 175 1875 200 2000 2250
- Output (unit) Total cost (RM) Total fixed cost (RM) Total variable cost (RM) Average fixed cost (RM) Average variable cost (RM) Average total cost (RM) Marginal cost (RM) 0 600 600 - - - - - 10 1050 600 450 60 45 105 45 20 1450 600 850 30 42.5 72.5 40 30 1800 600 1200 20 40 60 35 40 2100 600 1500 15 37.5 52.5 30 50 2450 600 1850 12 37 49 350 60 2850 600 2250 10 37.5 47.5 40 70 3300 600 2700 8.57 38.57 47.14 45 80 3850 600 3250 7.5 40.625 48.125 55 90 4500 600 3900 6.67 43.34 50 65 100 5250 600 4650 6 46.5 52.5 75 Which time period is the firm operating? Why?Given the cost information below if this firm increases its production and sales from 3 to 4 unites per day given a market price of $2500 per unito the profit margin: Quality produced/day Total Cost 0 $2k 1 $2500 2 $2800 3 $3300 4 $4100 5 $5300 6 $7k a.) will fall b.) will stay the same c.) will increaseATC, AAC, AVC, MC (/uni 270.00 24000 21000 180.00 150.00 120.00 10:00 60.00 30.00 0:00 02 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 Units of Output (0) Unit Cost Curves Refer to the graph above. The curves are not labeled. To help get this question right, you must first label the curves. An output level of 18 is identified with the dark vertical line. The shaded rectangular area (height times width) is the O average sunk cost. O total sunk cost O total avoidable fed cost. O total avoidable cost. O None of the above
- The figure shows graphs of the total cost function and the total revenue function for a commodity. (Assume cost and revenue are measured in dollars.) 500 400 300 200 100 میرا 10 20 30 (a) Label each function correctly. function A -Select- function B -Select- (b) Determine the fixed costs. (c) Locate the break-even point. A B 40 50 60 Determine the number of units sold to break even. units (d) Estimate the marginal cost MC and marginal revenue MR. MC = MR-Table 11-7 Quantity of Lanterns 75 80 90 100 115 117 120 B) $32 C) SI1.1 Fixed Cost (dollars) 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 D) $8.1 Variable Cost (dollars) 170 230 810 1264 1480 Total Cost (dollars) 370 430 1464 Average Total Cost (dollars) Table 11-7 shows cost data for Lotus Lanterns, a producer of whimsical night lights. Refer to Table 11-7. What is the marginal cost per unit of production when the firm produces 100 lanterns? A) $420 4.93 5.36 7.67 11.8 12.5Total Costs (000s of dollars) 20 000 18 000 16 000 14 000 12 000- 10 000- 8 000 6 000 4 000 2000 0 4000 0 2000 5 1000 10 15 20 Output (golf carts per month) TC TVC Refer to the figure. How much is the total cost (TC) when the total output is zero? TFC T 25 30
