London Plastics Has Monthly Fixed Costs of $87,000, While Its

question 17

Multiple Choice

London Plastics has monthly fixed costs of $87,000, while its variable costs are $4.60 per unit. If the sales price of a unit is $14.00 and London Plastics sell 15,000 units, the company's average fixed costs per unit will be

• A)$5.80 per unit.
• B)$10.40 per unit.
• C)$4.60 per unit.
• D)$9.40 per unit.

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Definitions:

Profit Maximizing

A strategy or point at which a business achieves the highest level of profit possible with the given resources and market conditions.

Parallel Conduct

Form of implicit collusion in which one firm consistently follows actions of another.

Implicit Collusion

An understanding or arrangement among competitors where they cooperate indirectly by making similar business decisions without explicit agreement.

Cartel Activities

Actions taken by a group of independent market participants who collude to raise prices, limit supply, or control markets in some other way.