In: Economics
From the following information on costs of production of the ABC
corporation, calculate a) Total Fixed Cost (TFC), Total Varibale
Cost (TVC), Average Fixed Cost (AFC), Average Variable Cost (AVC),
Average Total Cost (ATC), and Marginal Cost (MC).
Quantity Produced | Total Cost | Total Fixed Cost (TFC) | Total Variable Cost (TVC) | Average Fixed Cost (AFC) | Average Variable Cost (AVC) | Average Total Cost (ATC) | Marginal Cost (MC) |
0 | $120 | $120 | - | - | - | - | |
1 | 135 | $135 | |||||
2 | 149 | 74.5 | |||||
3 | 162 | 54 | |||||
4 | 174 | 43.5 | |||||
5 | 188 | 37.6 | |||||
6 | 204 | 34 | |||||
7 | 224 | 32 | |||||
8 | 247 | 30.9 | |||||
9 | 275 | 30.5 |
Graph the average fixed cost (AFC), average variable cost (AVC),
average total cost ATC), and the marginal cost (MC) curves on one
graph and TFC curve, TVC cost curve, and TC curve on another
graph.
Q | TC | TFC | TVC | AFC | AVC | ATC | MC |
0 | 120 | 120 | 0 | ||||
1 | 135 | 120 | 15 | 120.00 | 15.00 | 135.00 | 15 |
2 | 149 | 120 | 29 | 60.00 | 14.50 | 74.50 | 14 |
3 | 162 | 120 | 42 | 40.00 | 14.00 | 54.00 | 13 |
4 | 174 | 120 | 54 | 30.00 | 13.50 | 43.50 | 12 |
5 | 188 | 120 | 68 | 24.00 | 13.60 | 37.60 | 14 |
6 | 204 | 120 | 84 | 20.00 | 14.00 | 34.00 | 16 |
7 | 224 | 120 | 104 | 17.14 | 14.86 | 32.00 | 20 |
8 | 247 | 120 | 127 | 15.00 | 15.88 | 30.88 | 23 |
9 | 275 | 120 | 155 | 13.33 | 17.22 | 30.56 | 28 |
Use the following relations:
TVC + TFC = TC
TFC remains the same = $ 120
AVC = TVC/Q , AFC = TFC/Q
ATC = AVC + AFC
MC (nth unit) = TC (n units) - TC ((n-1) units)