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Chapter 11, Problem 10P
To determine

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Average Total Cost: It is also referred as the cost of a single unit, it includes the overall cost, that is the variable cost as well as the fixed cost. A firm should always maintain the price of a product above the ATC, otherwise it will result in loss for the firm. The formula for ATC is:

    Economics, Chapter 11, Problem 10P , additional homework tip  1

Here,
  • AFC is the average fixed cost.
  • AVC is the average variable cost.
  • ATC is the average total cost.

Marginal Cost (MC): It refers to the rate by which the total cost of the produced good changes when the production increases by a single unit. As the fixed cost is constant irrespective of production, so the marginal cost depends on the variable cost only in the short run. Marginal cost is calculated as follows:

    Economics, Chapter 11, Problem 10P , additional homework tip  2

Here,

  • Economics, Chapter 11, Problem 10P , additional homework tip  3is the marginal cost.
  • Economics, Chapter 11, Problem 10P , additional homework tip  4is the change in total cost
  • Economics, Chapter 11, Problem 10P , additional homework tip  5is the change in quantity.

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