Refer to the Data Provided in Table 9 -Refer to Table 9

question 147

Multiple Choice

Refer to the data provided in Table 9.1 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Table 9.1 $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l } \text { q } & \text { TFC } & \text { TVC } & \text { TC } & \text { MC } & \text { AVC } & \text { ATC } \\\hline 0 & \$ 50 & \$ 0 & \$ 50 & - - & - - & - - \\1 & 50 & 20 & 70 & 20 & 20 & 70 \\2 & 50 & 30 & 80 & 10 & 15 & 40 \\3 & 50 & 45 & 95 & 15 & 15 & 31.67 \\4 & 50 & 62 & 112 & 17 & 15.50 & 28 \\5 & 50 & 90 & 140 & 28 & 18 & 28 \\6 & 50 & 132 & 182 & 42 & 22 & 30.33 \\7 & 50 & 186 & 236 & 54 & 26.57 & 33.71 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Refer to Table 9.1. If the market price is $10, then for this firm to maximize profits it should produce ________ unit(s) of output.

• A) zero
• B) one
• C) two
• D) three

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Definitions:

Weighted Average Method

A cost accounting method that calculates the cost per unit of inventory by considering the weight of each period’s inventory cost.

Weighted Average Method

An inventory costing method that assigns an average cost to each unit in inventory, calculated by dividing the total cost of goods available by the total units available.

Equivalent Units

A term used in cost accounting to represent a partial completion of a product, measured in units of a fully completed product.

Weighted Average Method

An inventory costing method that assigns an average cost to each item based on the total cost of goods available for sale and the number of items available.