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

question 119

Multiple Choice

Refer to the data provided in Table 9.4 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Table 9.4
$$\begin{array} { c c c c c c c } \text { q } & \text { TFC } & \text { TVC } & \text { TC } & \text { MC } & \text { AVC } & \text { ATC } \\\hline 0 & \$ 100 & \$ 0 & \$ 100 & - - & - - & - - \\\hline 1 & 100 & 40 & 140 & 40 & 40 & 140 \\\hline 2 & 100 & 60 & 160 & 20 & 30 & 80 \\\hline 3 & 100 & 90 & 190 & 30 & 30 & 63.33 \\\hline 4 & 100 & 124 & 224 & 34 & 31 & 56 \\\hline 5 & 100 & 180 & 280 & 56 & 36 & 56 \\\hline 6 & 100 & 264 & 364 & 84 & 44 & 60.67 \\\hline 7 & 100 & 372 & 472 & 108 & & 67.42 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Refer to Table 9.4. The market price is $84 and this firm is producing four units of output. Which of the following would you recommend to this firm?

• A) Continue producing four units of output, because the firm is able to make an economic profit.
• B) Increase output to six units, so that marginal cost equals marginal revenue.
• C) Reduce price to $34, so that marginal cost will equal marginal revenue at 4 units of output.
• D) Increase output to seven units so that price is less than marginal cost.

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Definitions:

Variable Cost

Costs that vary directly with the level of production or output.

Fixed Cost

Expenses that do not change with the level of production or sales, such as rent, salaries, and insurance.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the level of production or sales, such as rent, salaries, and insurance premiums.

Variable Costs

Expenses that change in proportion to the activity or production level of a business.