Suppose ATC (Q=500) = $300 per unit & ATC(Q=501) = $301 per unit, where Q denotes output level, ATC is average total cost & ATC(Q) gives the average total cost at output level Q. Currently Q 500. A new customer wants to buy a unit and offers you to pay $750 to produce the extra unit. Should you accept the offer? Explain you answer.

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Suppose ATC (Q=500)
output level, ATC is average total cost & ATC(Q) gives the average total cost at output level
Q. Currently Q = 500. A new customer wants to buy a unit and offers you to pay $750 to
produce the extra unit. Should you accept the offer? Explain you answer."
= $300 per unit & ATC(Q=501) = $301 per unit, where Q denotes
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose ATC (Q=500) output level, ATC is average total cost & ATC(Q) gives the average total cost at output level Q. Currently Q = 500. A new customer wants to buy a unit and offers you to pay $750 to produce the extra unit. Should you accept the offer? Explain you answer." = $300 per unit & ATC(Q=501) = $301 per unit, where Q denotes %3D
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