Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 248

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
-(Table: Variable Costs for Lots) Look at the table Variable Costs for Lots. During the winter, Alexa runs a snow-clearing service in a perfectly competitive industry. Assume that costs are constant in each interval; that is, the variable cost of clearing anywhere from 1 through 10 lots is $200. Her only fixed cost is $1,000 for a snowplow. Her variable costs include fuel, her time, and hot coffee. Which of the following is a point on Alexa's short-run supply curve?

• A) P = $40; Q = 10
• B) P = $10; Q = 200
• C) P = $35; Q = 50
• D) P = $0; Q = 0

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Definitions:

Variable Inputs

Inputs in production that can be adjusted based on the production volume, including labor hours and raw materials, distinguishing them from inputs that remain constant.

Labor

The effort involving both bodily and intellectual activities applied in generating goods and services.

AVC

Average Variable Cost, the total variable cost divided by the quantity of output produced.

AFC

Average fixed cost, or the total fixed costs divided by the quantity of output produced, indicating how fixed costs per unit change with production levels.