The table below shows Crystal’s total cost of producing different quantities of tie-dyed t-shirts for a local arts festival.    Instructions: Enter your answers as a whole number.   a. Complete the marginal cost column in the table.   Tie-Dyed T-Shirt Production Costs Output Total Cost (dollars) Marginal Cost (dollars) 0 $15 — 1 18 $  2 20   3 21   4 24   5 29   6 36     b. Graph the marginal cost curve for producing tie-dyed t-shirts.   Instructions: Use the tool provided 'Marginal Cost' to plot the line point by point (6 points total). Plot from 1 to 6 units of output.           c. What is the total cost of producing 5 tie-dyed t-shirts?       $      d. What is the marginal cost of producing the 5th tie-dyed t-shirt?        $

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The table below shows Crystal’s total cost of producing different quantities of tie-dyed t-shirts for a local arts festival. 

 

Instructions: Enter your answers as a whole number.

 

a. Complete the marginal cost column in the table.

 

Tie-Dyed T-Shirt Production Costs

Output Total Cost (dollars) Marginal Cost (dollars)
0 $15
1 18
2 20  
3 21  
4 24  
5 29  
6 36  

 

b. Graph the marginal cost curve for producing tie-dyed t-shirts.

 

Instructions: Use the tool provided 'Marginal Cost' to plot the line point by point (6 points total). Plot from 1 to 6 units of output.

 

 

 

 

 

c. What is the total cost of producing 5 tie-dyed t-shirts? 

 

   $   

 

d. What is the marginal cost of producing the 5th tie-dyed t-shirt?

 

     $   


 

 

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