Microeconomics (7th Edition)
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Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
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Chapter 11, Problem 11.2.8PA
Subpart (a):
To determine
Identifying fixed cost and variable cost.
Subpart (b):
To determine
Identifying fixed cost and variable cost.
Subpart (c):
To determine
Identifying fixed cost and variable cost.
Subpart (d):
To determine
Identifying fixed cost and variable cost.
Subpart (e):
To determine
Identifying fixed cost and variable cost.
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ane's Juice Bar has the following cost schedules:
In the following table, complete the marginal cost, average variable cost, and average total cost columns.
Quantity
Variable Cost
Total Cost
Marginal Cost
Average Variable Cost
Average Total Cost
(Vats of juice)
(Dollars)
(Dollars)
(Dollars)
(Dollars)
(Dollars)
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0
30
1
8
38
2
18
48
3
30
60
4
50
80
5
80
110
6
120
150
On the following graph, use the orange points (square symbol) to plot the marginal-cost curve for Jane's Juice Bar. (Note: Be sure to plot from left to right and to plot between integers. For example, if the marginal cost of increasing production from 1 vat of juice to 2 vats of juice is $5, then you would plot a point at (1.5, 5).) Then use the purple points (diamond symbol) to plot the average-variable cost curve starting at 1 vat of juice, and use the green points…
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0
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1
10
40
2
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75
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Calculate average variable cost, average total cost, and marginal cost for each quantity and graph all three curves.
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Microeconomics (7th Edition)
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