Fast Company Has Just Decided to Outsource the Production of a Part

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Multiple Choice

Fast Company has just decided to outsource the production of a part for a product.Assume Fast Company leaves the area of the manufacturing plant idle where it was producing the outsourced part.It has no alternative uses of the plant.What is the opportunity cost of the idle area of the manufacturing plant to Fast Company?

• A) zero
• B) definitely a negative number
• C) the disposal value of the entire manufacturing plant
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Average Variable Costs

Costs that vary with the level of output, divided by the quantity of output produced, indicating the variable cost per unit.

Total Fixed Costs

The sum of all costs that remain constant regardless of the level of production or sales in a company.

Marginal Cost

The addition to total cost that results from producing one more unit of output.

Diseconomies of Scale

The condition in which a company's costs per unit increase as it produces more units, typically due to inefficiencies that arise with increased size or output.