In: Economics
Andaikan sebuah firma di dalam industri yang kompetitif sempurna mempunyai kos berubah seperti yang ditunjukkan di dalam jadual berikut di dalam kolum 2. Lengkapkan jadual dan jawab soalan-soalan.
Assume a single firm in a perfectly competitive industry has variable costs as indicated in the following table in column 2. Complete the table and answer the questions.
(1) Jumlah produk / Total product |
(2) Jumlah kos pembolehubah / Total variable cost |
(3) Jumlah Kos / Total cost |
(4) AFC |
(5) AVC |
(6) ATC |
(7) MC |
0 |
RM 0 |
RM 40 |
RM_____ |
RM_____ |
RM_____ |
|
1 |
55 |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
RM_____ |
2 |
75 |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
3 |
90 |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
4 |
110 |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
5 |
135 |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
6 |
170 |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
7 |
220 |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
8 |
290 |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
_____ |
(10 markah/marks)
i. Pada harga produk RM 52, adakah syarikat ini membuat pengeluaran dalam jangka pendek? Terangkan. Apakah keuntungan atau kerugiannya?
At a product price of RM 52, will this firm produce in the short run? Explain. What will its profit or loss be?
(3 markah/marks)
ii. Pada harga produk RM 28, adakah syarikat ini membuat pengeluaran dalam jangka pendek? Terangkan. Apakah keuntungan atau kerugiannya?
At a product price of RM 28, will this firm produce in the short run? Explain. What will its profit or loss be?
(3 markah/marks)
iii. Pada harga produk RM 22, adakah syarikat ini membuat pengeluaran dalam jangka pendek? Terangkan. Apakah keuntungan atau kerugiannya?
At a product price of RM 22, will this firm produce in the short run? Explain. What will its profit or loss be?
(3 markah/marks)
iv. Lengkapkan jadual penawaran jangka pendek berikut untuk firma ini.
Complete the following short-run supply schedule for this firm.
Harga produk / Product price |
Kuantiti yang ditawarkan / Quantity supplied |
Keuntungan (+) atau kerugian (-) / Profit (+) or loss (−) |
RM72 |
_____ |
RM_____ |
52 |
_____ |
_____ |
45 |
_____ |
_____ |
28 |
_____ |
_____ |
22 |
_____ |
_____ |
15 |
_____ |
_____ |
(6 markah/marks)
At zero output, total cost is 40. Since total variable cost = 0 at zero output, total fixed cost = total cost - total variable cost = 40 - 0 = 40. Hence, total fixed cost = 40 which is same across all level of production.
Using this information, the table below is updated. The top table shows the calculated values (rounded to zero decimal point) and the bottom table shows the formula view of the calculations.