ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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ISBN: 9780190931919
Author: NEWNAN
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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**Conversation: Understanding Average Variable Costs**

**Randall:**  
In class, we learned about different kinds of average and marginal costs.

**Randall:**  
Can I ask you about some of your average variable costs?

**Ty:**  
Of course. I remember from my economics classes that average variable cost (AVC) is equal to:

**Randall:**  
Okay, can you tell me the average variable cost of washing 96 cars? (Round to one decimal place. Click the Production Data tab to access the car wash data.)

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**Production Data Table:**

| Workers | Cars Washed |
|---------|-------------|
| 0       | 0           |
| 1       | 10          |
| 2       | 24          |
| 3       | 45          |
| 4       | 68          |
| 5       | 85          |
| 6       | 96          |
| 7       | 91          |
| 8       | 80          |

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**Instructions:**  

- Enter a response in the box provided and click "Submit" below the conversation to provide your answer about the average variable cost for washing 96 cars.
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Transcribed Image Text:**Conversation: Understanding Average Variable Costs** **Randall:** In class, we learned about different kinds of average and marginal costs. **Randall:** Can I ask you about some of your average variable costs? **Ty:** Of course. I remember from my economics classes that average variable cost (AVC) is equal to: **Randall:** Okay, can you tell me the average variable cost of washing 96 cars? (Round to one decimal place. Click the Production Data tab to access the car wash data.) --- **Production Data Table:** | Workers | Cars Washed | |---------|-------------| | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 10 | | 2 | 24 | | 3 | 45 | | 4 | 68 | | 5 | 85 | | 6 | 96 | | 7 | 91 | | 8 | 80 | --- **Instructions:** - Enter a response in the box provided and click "Submit" below the conversation to provide your answer about the average variable cost for washing 96 cars.
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