Situation 21-1 Diane's Donuts will begin selling donuts next week. Diane figures that the average variable cost to make each donut will be constant at $0.30. She has already paid $20,000 for the donut-making machinery and one year's rent. Refer to Situation 21-1. What will Diane's total variable costs be if she sells 36,500 donuts in c $10,950 $18,450 $22,080 O $12,500

Chris P. Nugget runs a small fast-food chicken restaurant named "Poultrygeist.". He hires one employee at a cost of $28,000 per year, pays annual rent of $25,000 for his shop, and spends $75,000 per year on other inputs (food, supplies, etc.). He has $100,000 of his own funds previously invested in equipment (ovens, serving counters, etc.) that could earn him $8,000 per year if these funds were alternatively invested. Chris has been offered $80,000 per year to work as a restaurant manager for a competitor. Total annual revenue from the restaurant is $200,000. For all answers, be specific and show your work. a. How much are Mr. Nugget's "explicit costs" this year? b. How much are Mr. Nugget's "implicit costs" this year? c. What is Mr. Nugget's "accounting profit" this year? d. What is Mr. Nugget's "economic profit" this year? e. Put into words what your answer to part d. means for Mr. Nugget's decision about whether to stay at his restaurant or to close and take the offer at his…

Until recently, Mark worked as a financial advisor, earning $65,000 annually. Then he inherited a piece of commercial real estate that had been renting for $14,000 annually. Mark decided to leave his job and operate a sea food restaurant in the space he inherited. At the end of the first year, his books showed total revenues of $300,000, and paid a total cost of $200,000 for food, utilities, cooks, and other supplies: Show all your work including formulas learned to support your answer for each of the following:    A) Calculate his explicit costs:    B) Calculate his implicit costs.    C) Calculate his accounting profits.    D) Calculate his economic profits.

© Macmillan Learning The figure depicts the long-run average total cost curve for Magma Motors. If this firm is currently producing 11,000 cars per year, what does it experience if it increases output by 1,000 cars? Figure: Long-Run Average Total Cost Curve for Magma Motors Cost (per car) $5,000 4,000 0 Long-run average total cost $10,000 11,000 12,000 Quantity economies of scope economies of scale minimum efficient scale diseconomies of scale