Table 5.1 -Refer to Table 5.1.The Table Above Lists the Highest Prices

question 81

Multiple Choice

Table 5.1
-Refer to Table 5.1.The table above lists the highest prices three consumers, Tom, Dick and Harriet, are willing to pay for a short-sleeved polo shirt.If the price of one of the shirts is $28 dollars,

• A)Tom will buy two shirts, Dick will buy one shirt and Harriet will buy no shirts.
• B)Tom will receive $12 of consumer surplus from buying one shirt.
• C)Tom and Dick receive a total of $70 of consumer surplus from buying one shirt each.Harriet will buy no shirts.
• D)Harriet will receive $25 of consumer surplus since she will buy no shirts.

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Definitions:

Average Variable Cost

The cost of labor and materials divided by the quantity of output, representing the variable cost per unit of production.

Total Variable Cost

The sum of all costs that vary with output level, including costs such as labor and raw materials.

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production (fixed and variable costs combined) divided by the total quantity of output produced.

Marginal Cost

The price of creating one more unit of a particular product or service.