Dave's Stove-Top Popcorn Currently Has Three Full-Time Employees Who Are

question 16

Multiple Choice

Dave's Stove-Top Popcorn currently has three full-time employees who are each paid $1,500 per month. An employee can only work a maximum of 100 hours per month because production normally takes place at night. They do receive $1,500 even if they do not work 100 hours, however. Part-time employees can be hired at a cost of $25 per hour. Dave's Stove-Top Popcorn has forecasted that demand for the next six months will be as follows: What is the total cost if Dave relies on part-time employees to meet additional demand?

• A)$43,500
• B)$53,500
• C)$70,500
• D)$77,500

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Definitions:

Economies of Scale

The economic benefits gained by companies because of their large scale of operation, which typically results in a lower cost per unit of output as the scale increases.

Average Fixed Costs

The total fixed costs associated with production (costs that do not change with output) divided by the quantity of output produced.

Output Increases

A rise in the quantity of goods or services produced by a company or economy.

Law of Diminishing Returns

The principle that as the level of investment in a particular area increases, the rate of profit from that investment, after a certain point, cannot continue to increase if other inputs remain constant.