Instacart offers consumers a convenient form of home delivery service for groceries. Units ofoutput (q) are individual grocery deliveries/day. Grocery deliveries are achieved through the useof delivery trucks (K) and workers (L). The price of labor (w) is $10/worker. Use the provided graphto answer the question below.K1615144321312111098007654321BCO $10 in cost savings$20 in cost savings$30 in cost savingsO $40 in cost savingsDq=100q=501 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17LHow much in production costs does the firm save by choosing to produce 50 grocerydeliveries with the input mix at point B, rather than with the input mix at point A?

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Instacart offers consumers a convenient form of home delivery service for groceries. Units of output (q) are individual grocery deliveries/day. Grocery deliveries are achieved through the use of delivery trucks (K) and workers (L). The price of labor (w) is $10/worker. Use the provided graph to answer the question below. K 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 B C $10 in cost savings $20 in cost savings $30 in cost savings O $40 in cost savings q=100 9-50 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 L How much in production costs does the firm save by choosing to produce 50 grocery deliveries with the input mix at point B, rather than with the input mix at point A?

Instacart offers consumers a convenient form of home delivery service for groceries. Units of output (q) are individual grocery deliveries/day. Grocery deliveries are achieved through the use of delivery trucks (K) and workers (L). The price of labor (w) is $10/worker. Use the provided graph to answer the question below. K 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 B C $10 in cost savings $20 in cost savings $30 in cost savings O $40 in cost savings q=100 9-50 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 L How much in production costs does the firm save by choosing to produce 50 grocery deliveries with the input mix at point B, rather than with the input mix at point A?

Survey Of Economics

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337111522

Author:Tucker, Irvin B.

Publisher:Tucker, Irvin B.

Chapter6: Proudction Costs

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