Use the Following to Answer Question

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Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer question:
-(Table: Variable Costs for Lawns) Use Table: Variable Costs for Lawns.During the summer,Alex runs a lawn-mowing service,and lawn-mowing is a perfectly competitive industry with 100 firms.Assume that costs are constant in each interval;so,for example,the marginal cost of mowing each of the lawns from 1 through 10 is $10.Also assume that he can only mow the quantities of lawn given in the table (and not numbers in between) .His only fixed cost is $1,000 for the mower.His variable costs include fuel,his time,and mower parts.Which point falls on the industry short-run supply curve?

• A)P = $5,Q = 100
• B)P = $8,Q = 1,000
• C)P = $40,Q = 1,100
• D)P = $70,Q = 5,000

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Definitions:

Average Inventory

A financial measure used to estimate the value of inventory over a certain period, calculated by averaging the inventory levels at various points.

Cost Of Goods Sold

An accounting term referring to the direct costs attributable to the production of the goods sold by a company, including materials and labor.

Inventory Turnover

The number of times the average inventory is converted into sales during the year.

Cost Of Goods Sold

Expenses directly linked to manufacturing the goods a business sells, which encompass materials and labor.