ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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ISBN: 9780190931919
Author: NEWNAN
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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ABC is a small business producing instructional modules for disabled children in public
schools. The modules produced by ABC are not differentiated and the market price is
$1,300 per module. ABC operates in a small office that rents for $600 a month and leases
computer equipment that costs $480 per month. The chart lists other cost of production.
Output (Q) Fixed
(Instructional Cost
Modules
Per month)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Variable Total Average Average
Cost
Cost
Fixed
Variable
(TC)
Cost
(AFC)
(FC) (VC)
1,080
400
1,350
1,900
2,500
4,100
5,400
7,300
1,480
2,430
4,280
10,880
216
135
Cost
(AVC)
475
Average
Total
Cost
(ATC)
965
Marginal
Cost
(MC)
400
450
700
1) Complete the chart and plot the following graphs: AFC, AVC, ATV, MC. Be sure
to label axis and graphs.
2) How many instructional modules ABC will produce, assuming it is profit-
maximizer? Explain your answer and show that on the graph.
3) Determine ABC's profit and shade the profit on the graph.
4) Given the level of ABC's profit, what are your predictions about profit under
these market conditions in the long run, explain. Use a separate sheet (landscape)
to show the firms and market dynamic relationships.
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Transcribed Image Text:Q9 ABC is a small business producing instructional modules for disabled children in public schools. The modules produced by ABC are not differentiated and the market price is $1,300 per module. ABC operates in a small office that rents for $600 a month and leases computer equipment that costs $480 per month. The chart lists other cost of production. Output (Q) Fixed (Instructional Cost Modules Per month) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Variable Total Average Average Cost Cost Fixed Variable (TC) Cost (AFC) (FC) (VC) 1,080 400 1,350 1,900 2,500 4,100 5,400 7,300 1,480 2,430 4,280 10,880 216 135 Cost (AVC) 475 Average Total Cost (ATC) 965 Marginal Cost (MC) 400 450 700 1) Complete the chart and plot the following graphs: AFC, AVC, ATV, MC. Be sure to label axis and graphs. 2) How many instructional modules ABC will produce, assuming it is profit- maximizer? Explain your answer and show that on the graph. 3) Determine ABC's profit and shade the profit on the graph. 4) Given the level of ABC's profit, what are your predictions about profit under these market conditions in the long run, explain. Use a separate sheet (landscape) to show the firms and market dynamic relationships.
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