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A firm produces 100 computers. Its total costs are $100,000 of which fixed costs are $40,000....

A firm produces 100 computers. Its total costs are $100,000 of which fixed costs are $40,000. What are its:

  1. Average Fixed Costs
  2. Average Variable Costs
  3. Average Total Costs
  4. When it produces another computer its total costs rise to $100,800. What is the marginal cost of the 101st computer?

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Answer:-

(a). Average Fixed Costs = Fixed Costs / Quantity

                                         = 40,000 / 100

                                         = 400

(b). Average Variable Costs:-

Variable Costs = Total Cost – Fixed Cost

                         = 100,000 – 40,000

                         = 60,000

Average Variable Costs = Variable Costs / Quantity

                                       = 60,000 / 100           

                                       = 600

(c). Average Total cost = Total Cost / Quantity

                                    = 100,000 / 100

                                     = $1,000

(d). When it produces another computer its total costs rise to $100,800,

The marginal cost of the 101st computer = 100,800 - 100,000 = $800


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