Table 13-9
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question 12

Multiple Choice

Table 13-9
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$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Labor } \\\text { (Number of w orkers) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Output } \\\text { (Units) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Fixed Cost } \\\text { (Dollars) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Variable Cost } \\\text { (Dollars) }\end{array} \\\hline 0 & 0 & 30 & 0 \\\hline 1 & 100 & 30 & 15 \\\hline 2 & 180 & 30 & 30 \\\hline 3 & 240 & 30 & 45 \\\hline 4 & 280 & 30 & 60 \\\hline 5 & 300 & 30 & 75 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Refer to Table 13-9. For the firm whose production function and costs are specified in the table, its average-total-cost curve is

• A)constant.
• B)decreasing.
• C)increasing.
• D)U-shaped.

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Definitions:

Mean

The mean of a number set, determined by dividing the sum of all the values by the total count of values.

Interquartile Range

A measure of variability that describes the range within which the middle 50% of a data set lies, calculated as the difference between the 75th and 25th percentiles.

Variability

Variability refers to the extent to which data points in a distribution differ from each other and from the mean of the distribution.

First Quartile

The median of the lower half of a dataset, also called the lower quartile.