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The accompanying table gives cost data for a firm that is selling in a purely competitive market.

Total Product

Average Fixed Cost

Average Variable Cost

Average Total Cost

Marginal Cost

1

$100.00

$17.00

$117.00

$17

2

50.00

16.00

66.00

15

3

33.33

15.00

48.33

13

4

25.00

14.25

39.25

12

5

20.00

14.00

34.00

13

6

16.67

14.00

30.67

14

7

14.29

15.71

30.00

26

8

12.50

17.50

30.00

30

9

11.11

19.44

30.55

35

10

10.00

21.60

31.60

41

11

9.09

24.00

33.09

48

12

8.33

26.67

35.00

56

The accompanying table gives cost data for a firm that is selling in a purely competitive market. If the market price for the firm's product is $13, the competitive firm should produce

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A firm's total cost of producing Q units of output is C (Q) = 79 +...

A firm's total cost of producing Q units of output is C (Q) = 79 + 20Q. The inverse demand curve for the firm's product is P(Q) = 100-Q, where P denotes the price of the product.

a) If the price of the product is set equal to the firm's marginal cost, what profit will the firm earn?

b) If the firm charges a two-part tariff (a fixed fee plus a per unit price), how large is the fixed fee? How large is the deadweight loss?

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The following are the transactions for the month of July. Units Unit Cost Unit Selling Price...

The following are the transactions for the month of July.

Units Unit Cost Unit Selling Price
July 1 Beginning Inventory 53 $ 10
July 13 Purchase 265 13
July 25 Sold (100 ) $ 15
July 31 Ending Inventory 218

Calculate cost of goods available for sale and ending inventory, then sales, cost of goods sold, and gross profit, under FIFO. Assume a periodic inventory system is used. (Round "Cost per Unit" to 2 decimal places and your final answers to nearest whole dollar amount.)

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The following are the transactions for the month of July. Units Unit Cost Unit Selling Price...

The following are the transactions for the month of July. Units Unit Cost Unit Selling Price July 1 Beginning Inventory 53 $ 10 July 13 Purchase 265 13 July 25 Sold (100 ) $ 15 July 31 Ending Inventory 218 Calculate cost of goods available for sale and ending inventory, then sales, cost of goods sold, and gross profit, under LIFO. Assume a periodic inventory system is used. (Round "Cost per Unit" to 2 decimal places and your final answers to nearest whole dollar amount.)

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Grippers expects cost of goods sold to average 65% of the current month’s sales and the...

Grippers expects cost of goods sold to average 65% of the current month’s sales and the company expects to sell 4,300 pairs of shoes in March for $240 each.  Grippers’ target ending inventory is $10,000 plus 50% of the next month’s cost of goods sold.

Use this information plus the sales budget from Question 1 to prepare Grippers’ inventory, purchases, and cost of goods sold budget for January and February.

Sales budget from question 1:

Particulars:

Cash Sales in January = 185,000.00

Cash sales in February = 192,500.00

Total = 377,500.00

Credit sales in January = 5,55,000.00

Credit sales in February = 5,77,500.00

Total credit sales = 11,32,500.00

Total Sales in January = 7,40,000.00

Total sales in February = 7,70,000.00

Total = 15,10,000.00

In addition, indicate what the total cost of goods sold will be for the 2 months.

1. cost of goods sold for January is:

2. Cost of goods sold for February is:

3. Total cost of goods sold for the 2 month is:

4. Desired ending inventory for January is:

5. Desired ending inventory for february is:

6. Beginning inventory for January is:

7. Beginning Inventory for February is:

8. Purchases for January are:

9. Purchases for february are:

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Jefferson Company has sales of $320,000 and cost of goods available for sale of $272,100. If...

Jefferson Company has sales of $320,000 and cost of goods available for sale of $272,100. If the gross profit ratio is typically 30%, the estimated cost of the ending inventory under the gross profit method would be:

  • $96,200

  • $48,100

  • $176,100

  • $47,900

  • $96,000

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Consider the following cost information for a firm that operates in a perfectly competitive market.   Labor...

Consider the following cost information for a firm that operates in a perfectly competitive market.   Labor is a variable input.

   Q (quantity of output)

Total cost ($)

0

15

1

25

2

45

3

75

4

110

5

165

6

225

(1) As the firm increase the output from 1 unit to 2 units, does the marginal product of labor rise or fall?   Explain.

(2) Suppose that the market price is $30. Find the optimal quantity of output that the firm should produce in the short run.    

(3) Suppose that the market price drops from $30 to $20. Find the quantity of output that the firm should produce in the short run.

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Based on the table below, what was the profit of the firm? Quantity Total Fixed Cost...

Based on the table below, what was the profit of the firm?

Quantity
Total Fixed Cost $234,000
Total Variable Cost
Total Cost
Average Fixed Cost
Average Variable Cost $62
Average Total Cost $98
Marginal Cost $177
Price $155
Marginal Revenue $79
Total Profit (loss)

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A firm's total cost of producing Q units of output is C (Q) = 200 +...

A firm's total cost of producing Q units of output is C (Q) = 200 + 50Q. The inverse demand curve for the firm's product is P(Q) = 80-Q, where P denotes the price of the product.


a) If the price of the product is set equal to the firm's average, how much will the firm produce? (5 points) Hint: choose the larger of the two numbers. Show your work.


b) If the firm is under marginal cost pricing, how many units will the firm produce? Show your work. (5 points)

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The table below contains economic cost information for aperfect competitor. Use it to answer the...

  1. The table below contains economic cost information for a perfect competitor. Use it to answer the questions that follow. Q, ATC, AVC, and MC = quantity, average total cost, average variable cost, and marginal cost.

Q

ATC

AVC

MC

10

100.00

80.00

10

11

95.45

77.27

50

12

93.33

76.67

70

13

92.31

76.92

80

14

91.79

77.50

85

15

91.67

78.33

90

16

91.88

79.38

95

17

92.35

80.59

100

18

93.06

81.94

105

19

93.95

83.42

110

20

95.25

85.25

120

  1. What quantity maximizes profit when price = $101?

    Q = __

  2. What is the maximum profit when price = $101?

    Maximum profit = ___

  3. Would the maximum profit increase, decrease, or remain constant in the long run?

    The maximum profit would ____________________.

    Why?

Would the firm produce output or shut down in the short run when price = $84?

The firm would ________________________.

Explain your logic.

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