A firm spends 1.000 pesos regardless of how much output is produced. Evry worker hired by the firm receives a wage of 1,200 pesos. We also know that: L TP AP MP TFC TVC TC AFC AVC AC MC 0 0 1 50 2 104 3 162 4 224 5 282 6 336 7 386 8 432 9 474 10 512 11 546 12 576 13 602 14 624 15 640 Where L = quantity of labor; TP = total product of labor, AP = average product of labor; MP = marginal product of labor; TFC = total fixed cost; TVC = total variable cost; TC = total cost; AFC = average fixed cost; AVC = average variable cost; AC = average cost and MC = marginal cost. Fill in all the missing values in the table. You may use a spreadsheet program to compute the values BUT you must provide a step-by-step explanation of how you arrived at the answers. Construct the marginal cost, average cost and average variable cost curves. You may use a computer- generated diagram.
A firm spends 1.000 pesos regardless of how much output is produced. Evry worker hired by the firm receives a wage of 1,200 pesos. We also know that: L TP AP MP TFC TVC TC AFC AVC AC MC 0 0 1 50 2 104 3 162 4 224 5 282 6 336 7 386 8 432 9 474 10 512 11 546 12 576 13 602 14 624 15 640 Where L = quantity of labor; TP = total product of labor, AP = average product of labor; MP = marginal product of labor; TFC = total fixed cost; TVC = total variable cost; TC = total cost; AFC = average fixed cost; AVC = average variable cost; AC = average cost and MC = marginal cost. Fill in all the missing values in the table. You may use a spreadsheet program to compute the values BUT you must provide a step-by-step explanation of how you arrived at the answers. Construct the marginal cost, average cost and average variable cost curves. You may use a computer- generated diagram.
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- A firm spends 1.000 pesos regardless of how much output is produced. Evry worker hired by the firm receives a wage of 1,200 pesos. We also know that:
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104 |
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162 |
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224 |
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282 |
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336 |
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386 |
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432 |
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512 |
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546 |
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576 |
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602 |
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624 |
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640 |
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Where L = quantity of labor; TP = total product of labor, AP = average product of labor; MP = marginal product of labor; TFC = total fixed cost; TVC = total variable cost; TC = total cost; AFC = average fixed cost; AVC =
- Fill in all the missing values in the table. You may use a spreadsheet program to compute the values BUT you must provide a step-by-step explanation of how you arrived at the answers.
- Construct the marginal cost, average cost and average variable cost
curves. You may use a computer- generated diagram.
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