In the Problem Discussed in Your Workbook, the Cost of Capturing

question 35

Multiple Choice

In the problem discussed in your workbook, the cost of capturing a cockatoo and transporting him to the United States is about $40 per bird.Cockatoos are drugged and smuggled in suitcases to the United States.Half of the smuggled cockatoos die in transit.Each smuggled cockatoo has a 10% probability of being discovered, in which case the smuggler is fined.If the fine imposed for each smuggled cockatoo is increased to $1,100, then the equilibrium price of cockatoos in the United States will be

• A)$333.33.
• B)$150.
• C)$95.
• D)$73.
• E)$244.44.

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Definitions:

Variable Costs

Variable costs are expenses that change in proportion to the activity of a business, such as sales volumes.

Controllable Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with production level but can be altered or managed by decisions at the management level.

Average Operating Assets

The average value of the assets that are used in the day-to-day operations of a business, calculated over a specific period.

Operating Assets

Operating assets are long-term assets used in the operations of a business to generate revenue.