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At a quantity of 375 units marginal revenue equals marginal cost. Fixed cost is $1000, the Total Variable Cost is $7,000 and the Total Revenue is $6000. Calculate the average fixed cost, average variable cost, average total cost and marginal revenue. Should the company shut down or stay in business?
At a quantity of 375 units marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
Fixed cost is $1000, the Total Variable Cost is $7,000 and the Total Revenue is $6000.
AFC=1000/375
=$2.66
AVC=7000/375
=$18.66
P=AR=MR=TR/Q
=6000/375
=$16
Since Q=375 units,
AVC=$18.66
Shut-down condition is
P=MC=minimum of AVC
Since at this quantity total revenue is $6000 and total variable cost is $7,000, so it means firm is not able to cover even variable cost, so firm should shut-down and reduce loss in short-run as well as in the long-run.
Fixed cost does not vary with the change in the output.
VC=TC-FC
ATC=TC/Q
AVC=TVC/Q
MC=TCn-TCn-1
TC=TFC+TVC
ATC=TC/Q
AVC=TC/Q
AFC=TFC/Q
The profit-maximizing condition is
MR=MC