Foundations of Economics (8th Edition)
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Complete the table and determine TC, AFC,
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QUESTION 9
John lives in the small island nation of Vanuatu, and is a producer in the perfectly competitive market for galip nuts. A summary of some
of his costs, which are given in the local currency (the "vatu"), is shown below.
Quantity (kg of galip nuts)
0
30
60
90
120
150
Total Fixed Cost TFC (vatu)
5600
5600
5600
5600
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5600
Total Variable Cost TVC (vatu)
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640
1520
2640
4800
9120
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Douglas Fur is a small manufacturer of fake-fur boots in San Francisco. The following table shows the company’s total cost of production at various production quantities.
Fill in the remaining cells of the following table.
Quantity
Total Cost
Marginal Cost
Fixed Cost
Variable Cost
Average Variable Cost
Average Total Cost
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(Dollars)
(Dollars)
(Dollars)
(Dollars)
(Dollars per pair)
(Dollars per pair)
0
120
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200
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425
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540
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