Eleven Consumers Are Trying to Decide Whether to Connect to a New

question 5

Multiple Choice

Eleven consumers are trying to decide whether to connect to a new communications network.Consumer 1 is of type 1, consumer 2 is of type 2, consumer 3 is of type 3, and so on.Where k is the number of consumers connected to the network (including oneself) , a consumer of type n has a willingness to pay to belong to this network equal to k times n.What is the highest price at which 4 consumers could all connect to the network and either make a profit or at least break even?

• A)$24
• B)$40
• C)$64
• D)$28
• E)$32

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Variable Operating Expense

Expenses that fluctuate in proportion to the amount of production or the volume of sales.

Sales Revenue

The income received from selling goods or services, which may include discounts and deductions for returned merchandise.

High-low Method

A method applied in cost accounting that calculates variable and fixed costs by analyzing the most and least active periods.

Variable Cost

Variable cost varies directly with the level of output, including costs such as raw materials and direct labor, adjusting according to production volume.