A Company Has Three Products (X, Y, and Z) That

question 158

Multiple Choice

A company has three products (X, Y, and Z) that it sells, packs, and ships to its customers. Because the products have different sizes they also have different packing and shipping costs so we will use a new measure-a packing/shipping unit. Because Product Y is the smallest of the three products, we will assign it a value of 1 packing/shipping unit. Product X is twice as big as Product Y and Product Z is four times as big as Product Y. If, on a monthly basis, this company sells an average of 1,500 units of Product X, 800 units of Product Y, and 60 units of Product Z, how many packing/shipping units should it allocate to Product Z per month (to the nearest whole number) ?

• A) 240
• B) 424
• C) 620
• D) 800
• E) 3,000

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Definitions:

Marginal Benefit

The increased benefit or value received from the consumption or creation of one more unit of a good or service.

Marginal Cost

The investment required to manufacture an additional unit of a product or service.

Nonrivalry

The idea that one person’s benefit from a certain good does not reduce the benefit available to others; a characteristic of a public good.

Nonexcludability

The inability to keep nonpayers (free riders) from obtaining benefits from a certain good; a characteristic of a public good.