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Teacher's Helper Is a Small Company That Has

question 2

Multiple Choice

Table 13-10
Teacher's Helper is a small company that has a subcontract to produce instructional materials for disabled children in public school districts. The owner rents several small rooms in an office building in the suburbs for $600 a month and has leased computer equipment that costs $480 a month.
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$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Output } \\\text { (Instructional } \\\text { modules per } \\\text { month) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Fixed } \\\text { Cost } \\\text { (Dollars) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Variable } \\\text { Cost } \\\text { (Dollars) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Total } \\\text { Cost } \\\text { (Dollars) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Marginal } \\\text { Cost } \\\text { (Dollars) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Average } \\\text { Fixed Cost } \\\text { (Dollars } \\\text { per unit) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Average } \\\text { Variable } \\\text { Cost } \\\text { (Dollars per } \\\text { unit) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Average } \\\text { Total Cost } \\\text { (Dollars } \\\text { per unit) }\end{array} \\\hline 0 & 1,080 & & & & & & \\\hline 1 & 1,080 & 400 & 1480 & 400 & & & \\\hline 2 & & & & 450 & & & 965\\\hline 3 & & 1,350 & 2,430 & & & & \\\hline 4 & & 1,900 & & & & 475& \\\hline 5 & & 2,500 & & & 216 & & \\\hline 6 & & & 4,280 & 700 & & & \\\hline 7 & & 4,100 & & & & & \\\hline 8 & & 5,400 & & &135 & & \\\hline 9 & & 7,300 & & & & & \\\hline 10 & & & 10,880 & & & 980 & \\\hline\end{array}$$ ​
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-If marginal cost is rising,

• A)average variable cost must be falling.
• B)average fixed cost must be rising.
• C)marginal product must be falling.
• D)marginal product must be rising.

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Definitions:

Interest Annually

The payment received or paid out for the use of money on a yearly basis.

Principal Due

The amount of the original loan or bond issue that is still owed, excluding interest payments.

Discount Rate

The interest rate used to discount future cash flows to their present value, important in the evaluation of investment opportunities.

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