What is the variable cost of producing 375 units of output? WHY

ECON MICRO
5th Edition
ISBN:9781337000536
Author:William A. McEachern
Publisher:William A. McEachern
Chapter7: Production And Cost In The Firm
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 3.9P
icon
Related questions
Question

Week 5 Chapter 5: Production Process and Costs

 

For this week read Chapter 5.

Answer the following questions

Question

·Bottom of Form

XYZ restaurant sells donuts at $2 per unit. It uses capital (which it rents at $5 per hour under a contract for 5 and labor (which is paid a wage of $150 per hour of labor services). Complete the following table and use that information to answer the following questions.

K

L

Q

MPL

APL

VML

FC

VC

TC

5

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

5

1

50

50

50

50

25

150

175

5

2

125

75

62.5

150

25

300

325

5

3

225

100

75

200

25

450

475

5

4

375

150

93.7

300

25

600

625

5

5

450

75

90

150

25

750

775

5

6

450

0

75

0

25

900

925

5

7

400

-50

57.14

-100

25

1050

1075

5

8

425

-75

53.12

 -150

25

1200

1225

5

9

450

-25

50

-50

25

1350

1375

5

10

500

-50

50

-100

25

1500

1525

5

11

525

25

47.7

50

25

1650

1675

 

e.    What is the variable cost of producing 375 units of output? WHY

 

 

Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 3 steps with 2 images

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Marginal Approach
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, economics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Recommended textbooks for you
ECON MICRO
ECON MICRO
Economics
ISBN:
9781337000536
Author:
William A. McEachern
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Principles of Microeconomics (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Microeconomics (MindTap Course List)
Economics
ISBN:
9781305971493
Author:
N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Principles of Economics, 7th Edition (MindTap Cou…
Principles of Economics, 7th Edition (MindTap Cou…
Economics
ISBN:
9781285165875
Author:
N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Principles of Economics (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Economics (MindTap Course List)
Economics
ISBN:
9781305585126
Author:
N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Essentials of Economics (MindTap Course List)
Essentials of Economics (MindTap Course List)
Economics
ISBN:
9781337091992
Author:
N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Exploring Economics
Exploring Economics
Economics
ISBN:
9781544336329
Author:
Robert L. Sexton
Publisher:
SAGE Publications, Inc