In: Economics
Suppose a firm has the following production possibilities data (left columns in the table below), please determine its Marginal Cost (MC) data and write them in the right columns.
|
PPF |
MC |
||
|
Pizza (per hour) |
Bagel (per hour) |
Pizza (per hour) |
Bagel (per hour) |
|
0 |
30 |
- |
- |
|
2 |
28 |
||
|
4 |
24 |
||
|
6 |
18 |
||
|
8 |
10 |
||
|
10 |
0 |
| Pizza (Per hour ) | Marginal cost(in terms of bagel) | Bagel (Per hour) | Marginal cost(In terms of pizza) |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 4 | 6 | 18 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | 24 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | 28 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | 30 | 2 |
In order to produce Two extra unit of pizza per hour we have go give up 2 bagels at first which subsequently changes as per the marginal rate of substitution.
Similarly in case of bagel, for producing 10 units per hour we have to give up 2 units of pizzas as per marginal rate of substitution, which subsequently changes accordingly.