During Its First Year of Operations,Connor Company Paid $50,000 for Direct

question 98

Multiple Choice

During its first year of operations,Connor Company paid $50,000 for direct materials and $36,000 in wages for production workers.Lease payments and utilities on the production facilities amounted to $14,000.General,selling,and administrative expenses were $16,000.The company produced 5,000 units and sold 4,000 units for $30.00 a unit.The average cost to produce one unit is which of the following amounts?

• A) $20.00
• B) $16.00
• C) $18.40
• D) $25.00

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Definitions:

Equilibrium Quantity

The equilibrium quantity is the quantity of goods or services that is supplied and demanded at the equilibrium price, where supply equals demand.

Deadweight Loss

A reduction in economic effectiveness occurring when a good or service doesn't attain market equilibrium in an unrestricted market scenario.

Elastic Supply

A situation where the quantity supplied changes significantly in response to changes in price.

Elastic Demand

A situation where the demand for a product or service significantly changes in response to a change in price.