This Figure Shows the Long-Run Average Total Cost Curve for a Firm

question 144

Multiple Choice

This figure shows the long-run average total cost curve for a firm that produces basketballs, along with four short-run average total cost curves. Each of the short-run average total cost curves corresponds to a different plant size. SRATC₁ corresponds to Plant size 1, SRATC₂ corresponds to Plant size 2, and so forth.
FIGURE 7-5

-Refer to Figure 7-5. Which plant is optimal if the firm is going to produce 500 basketballs per week?

• A) Plant 1
• B) Plant 2
• C) Plant 3
• D) Plant 4

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Definitions:

Elastic Demand

Describes a market condition in which the demand for a product is sensitive to price changes.

Target Costing

A pricing strategy in which the selling price and profit margin are used to determine the maximum cost that can be incurred on a product, with the aim of ensuring competitiveness and profitability.

Target Profit

The specific net income a business intends to reach within a designated timeframe.

Price Elasticity of Demand

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good.