A Firm Estimates That When Output Is 10, Its Total

question 63

Multiple Choice

A firm estimates that when output is 10, its total costs are $900. It also finds that when output is 11, its total costs are $920. The marginal cost of the eleventh unit of output is:

• A) $20 and the minimum point of the average total cost occurs at an output level less than 11.
• B) $20 and the minimum point of the average total cost occurs at an output level greater than 11.
• C) $90 and the average total cost is minimized.
• D) $90 and the minimum point of the average total cost occurs at an output level greater than 11.

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