MICROECONOMICS--LOOSELEAF
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ISBN: 9781264022588
Author: McConnell
Publisher: MCG
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Complete the accompanying table and answer the accompanying questions. (L01, LO6, LO7)
a. At what level of the control variable are net benefits maximized?
b. What is the relation between marginal benefit and marginal cost at this levelof the variable?
Control Variable Q
Total Benefits B(Q)
Total Cost C(Q)
Net Benefits N(Q)
Marginal Benefit MB(Q)
Marginal Cost MC(Q)
Marginal Cost MC(Q)
100
1200
950
60
101
1400
70
102
1590
80
103
1770
90
104
1940
100
105
2100
110
106
2250
120
107
2390
130
108
2520
140
109
2640
150
110
2750
160
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Question 3.(LO3 Apply)
Simon Ltd is run by Simon Leather who makes leather belts for designers. He uses the finest Argentinean
leather and needs highly trained machinists to make the belts up to the quality designers expect. His beits usually sell for £50 per item and use 0.2m² of leather and 30 minutes of labor. Simon Ltd has 5 staff. They work a standard 8-hour day, 5 days a week, 48 weeks of the year. They earn £15 per hour.
Leather costs £20 per meter. Simon also has some variable overheads of £6 per unit. Fixed overheads are £28,800.
a) Calculate the number of belts Simon will have to sell to break even.
Simon decides to branch out and start to also sell handbags to the same market. The handbags sell for €250 each and use 1.5m² of leather with 1 hour of labor being required. Variable overheads are £20 per handbag.
There has been a bad case of foot and mouth in Argentina. Simon can only use the leather he has currently being shipped to him for the next…
A software company in Silicon Valley uses programmers (labor) and computers (capital) to produce apps for mobile devices. The firm estimates that when it comes to labor, MPL = 5 apps per month while PL = $1,000 per month. And when it comes to capital, MPC = 8 apps per month while PC = $1,000 per month. If the company wants to maximize its profits, it should: LO16.5 a. Increase labor while decreasing capital. b. Decrease labor while increasing capital. c. Keep the current amounts of capital and labor just as they are. d. None of the above.
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