Chapter7: Production And Cost In The Firm
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The table shows three short-run cost schedules for three plants of different sizes that a firm might build in the long run.
Plant 1 | Plant 2 | Plant 3 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Output | ATC | Output | ATC | Output | ATC |
10 | $ 10 | 10 | $ 15 | 10 | $ 20 |
20 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 15 |
30 | 8 | 30 | 7 | 30 | 10 |
40 | 9 | 40 | 10 | 40 | 8 |
50 | 10 | 50 | 14 | 50 | 9 |
What is the long-run average cost of producing 10 units of output?
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