Quantity Total Fixed Cost Total Variable Cost $100 $0 1 100 50 2 100 70 100 90 4 100 140 100 200 6. 100 360

Microeconomics
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ISBN:9781337617406
Author:Roger A. Arnold
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Chapter8: Production And Costs
Section8.4: Costs Of Production: Total, Average, Marginal
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Ball Bearings, Inc., faces costs of production as follows:
a. Calculate the company’s average fixed cost, average variable cost, average total cost,
and marginal cost at each level of production.
b. The price of a case of ball bearings is $50. Seeing that he can’t make a profit, the
chief executive officer (CEO) decides to shut down operations. What is the firm’s
profit/loss? Was this a wise decision? Explain.
c. Vaguely remembering his introductory economics course, the chief financial officer
tells the CEO it is better to produce 1 case of ball bearings, because marginal revenue
equals marginal cost at that quantity. What is the firm’s profit/loss at that level of
production? Was this the best decision? Explain

Quantity Total Fixed Cost Total Variable Cost
$100
$0
1
100
50
2
100
70
100
90
4
100
140
100
200
6.
100
360
Transcribed Image Text:Quantity Total Fixed Cost Total Variable Cost $100 $0 1 100 50 2 100 70 100 90 4 100 140 100 200 6. 100 360
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