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A firm is considering adding a second secretary to answer phone calls and make appointments. The cost of the secretary will be $10/hour and she will work 200 hours each month. If each new client adds $400 of profit to the firm, how many clients must the secretary arrange for the firm to break even?
Suppose that the secretary has an equal chance of providing either 0, 2, or 6 new clients each month. Should the firm hire the secretary?
Total Revenue
The total income generated by a firm from the sale of its goods and services, calculated as the selling price per unit times the number of units sold.
Variable Costs
Costs that change in proportion to the level of activity or production volume, such as materials and direct labor.
Average Total Cost
The sum of all production costs (both fixed and variable) divided by the total amount of goods produced.
Average Variable Cost
The total variable costs (costs that change with production levels) divided by the quantity of output produced, representing the per-unit variable cost.
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