Dusty Is Evaluating Three Bids to Supply Fence Hardware for the 5

question 62

Essay

Dusty is evaluating three bids to supply fence hardware for the 5 acres of pasture that need to be fenced. Breezy submits a bid of $40 per unit with a defect rate of 2%; Lady's bid is $50 per unit with a defect rate of 0.5%; and Spike's bid is $30 per unit with a defect rate of 5%. If a section of fence fails, it costs an average of $500 in losses and herding costs to round up all of the capybaras, giant rodents native to Brazil. Dusty believes it will take 1000 units to fence in this pasture configuration; what is the BEST choice for supplier?

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Definitions:

Long-run Equilibrium

A state in which supply equals demand, and all firms in the market are operating at an efficient scale with no incentive to enter or exit.

Minimum ATC

The point at which a firm's average total cost is at its lowest, typically considered in the context of the long-run average cost curve.

Purely Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, free entry and exit, and a product that is homogeneous across suppliers.

Short Run

A period of time during which at least one input, like equipment or labor, is fixed while others can be varied to change output levels.