127 Instructions: Enter your answers as a whole number. a. Calculate marginal cost using the formula given in the chapter. ATotal cost/AQuantity. Quantity e 20 20 30 40 50 Quantity e 10 20 30 40 Variable cost ($) e 50 50 120 b. Calculate AVariable cost/AQuantity. Variable cost ($) e 200 300 420 50 120 200 300 Total cost (5) 420 100 150 220 300 400 520 Total cost ($) 100 150 220 300 400 520 Marginal cost ($) AVariable cost ($)/ AQuantity
127 Instructions: Enter your answers as a whole number. a. Calculate marginal cost using the formula given in the chapter. ATotal cost/AQuantity. Quantity e 20 20 30 40 50 Quantity e 10 20 30 40 Variable cost ($) e 50 50 120 b. Calculate AVariable cost/AQuantity. Variable cost ($) e 200 300 420 50 120 200 300 Total cost (5) 420 100 150 220 300 400 520 Total cost ($) 100 150 220 300 400 520 Marginal cost ($) AVariable cost ($)/ AQuantity
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A firm's output, variable costs, and total costs are given in the table below.
Instructions: Enter your answers as a whole number.
a. Calculate marginal cost using the formula given in the chapter: ATotal cost/AQuantity.
Quantity
10
20
30
50
Quantity
0
10
20
30
40
Variable cost
($)
b. Calculate AVariable cost/AQuantity.
50
50
120
200
300
420
Variable cost
50
120
200
300
Total cost ($)
420
100
150
220
300
400
520
Total cost ($)
100
150
220
300
400
520
Marginal cost ($)
AVariable cost ($)/
AQuantity](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fbd214627-2ece-4863-8550-f4375b9de9e0%2Fdd438b83-4e93-4b07-b228-5774e0eb7420%2F49rb3vq_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Ces
A firm's output, variable costs, and total costs are given in the table below.
Instructions: Enter your answers as a whole number.
a. Calculate marginal cost using the formula given in the chapter: ATotal cost/AQuantity.
Quantity
10
20
30
50
Quantity
0
10
20
30
40
Variable cost
($)
b. Calculate AVariable cost/AQuantity.
50
50
120
200
300
420
Variable cost
50
120
200
300
Total cost ($)
420
100
150
220
300
400
520
Total cost ($)
100
150
220
300
400
520
Marginal cost ($)
AVariable cost ($)/
AQuantity
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