The Accompanying Table Describes the Relationship Between the Number of Workers

question 84

Multiple Choice

The accompanying table describes the relationship between the number of workers hired by a call center each hour and the number of calls the call center can make each hour. The call center has only 1 telephone. The telephone costs the firm $5/hour (regardless of how many calls are made) , and each worker is paid $10 per hour.  
If the price of a telephone increases to from $5 to $10 an hour and nothing else changes, then:

• A)total cost would not change.
• B)marginal cost would increase by $5 at every level of output.
• C)marginal cost would not change.
• D)average total cost would increase by $5 at every level of output.

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Definitions:

Sleepwalking

A sleep disorder causing people to get up and walk while remaining in a state of sleep, often with no memory of the activity.

N1 Sleep

The initial stage of sleep in the sleep cycle, characterized by light sleep where one can be easily awakened.

N2 Sleep

A stage of sleep characterized by the presence of sleep spindles and K-complexes, representing a deeper sleep phase than N1 and preceding the deeper N3 stage of non-REM sleep.

N3 Sleep

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