Answer the Question on the Basis of the Following Cost

question 49

Multiple Choice

Answer the question on the basis of the following cost data: $\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{c}\\\\\underline{\text {Output}}\\1 \\2 \\3 \\4 \\5 \\6 \\7 \\8\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text {Average}\\\text {Fixed}\\\underline{\text {Cost }}\\\$ 50.00 \\25.00 \\16.67 \\12.50 \\10.00 \\8.37 \\7.14 \\6.25\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text {Average}\\\text {Variable}\\\underline{\text {Cost }}\\ \$ 100.00 \\80.00 \\66.67 \\65.00 \\68.00 \\73.33 \\80.00 \\87.50\end{array}\end{array}$
Refer to the data.If the firm closed down in the short run and produced zero units of output,its total cost would be:

• A) zero.
• B) $50.
• C) $150.
• D) $100.

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