Use the Figure Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 10

Multiple Choice

Use the figure below to answer the following questions.

Figure 17.3.2
-Figure 17.3.2 shows the marginal private cost curve, marginal social cost curve, and marginal social benefit curve for raising goats on a common pasture. The efficient quantity is

• A)0 goats.
• B)40 goats.
• C)50 goats.
• D)55 goats.
• E)35 goats.

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Definitions:

Average Variable Cost

The cost per unit of producing goods or services that changes with the level of output, including costs like labor and materials, divided by the quantity of output produced.

Average Total Cost

The total cost divided by the quantity of output produced, representing the per-unit production cost.

Marginal Cost

The increase in cost resulting from the production of one additional unit of a good or service.

Firm's ATC

The average total cost for a firm, calculated by dividing the total costs by the quantity of output produced.