5. Costs in the short run versus in the long run Scooter's Scooters is a large American manufacturer of electric scooters operating out of Boise. Currently, the company produces all of its scooters using a single manufacturing facility, its factory in town. Recently, management has been considering expanding operations to one or two additional factories. The following table presents the manufacturer's monthly short-run average total cost (SRATC) for various levels of production if it operates out of one, two, or three factories. (Note: Q equals the total quantity of scooters produced by all factories) Number of Factories Q = 25 1 260 330 400 2 3 Q = 50 200 240 280 Average Total Cost (Dollars per scooter) Q=75 Q = 100 160 160 200 200 160 160 Q=125 280 240 200 Q = 150 400 330 260 Suppose Scooter's Scooters is currently producing 125 scooters per month in its only factory. Its short-run average total cost is 5 Suppose Scooter's Scooters is expecting to produce 125 scooters per month for several years. In this case, in the long run, it would choose to produce scooters using per scooter.

5. Costs in the short run versus in the long run Scooter's Scooters is a large American manufacturer of electric scooters operating out of Boise. Currently, the company produces all of its scooters using a single manufacturing facility, its factory in town. Recently, management has been considering expanding operations to one or two additional factories. The following table presents the manufacturer's monthly short-run average total cost (SRATC) for various levels of production if it operates out of one, two, or three factories. (Note: Q equals the total quantity of scooters produced by all factories) Number of Factories Q = 25 1 260 330 400 2 3 Q = 50 200 240 280 Average Total Cost (Dollars per scooter) Q=75 Q = 100 160 160 200 200 160 160 Q=125 280 240 200 Q = 150 400 330 260 Suppose Scooter's Scooters is currently producing 125 scooters per month in its only factory. Its short-run average total cost is 5 Suppose Scooter's Scooters is expecting to produce 125 scooters per month for several years. In this case, in the long run, it would choose to produce scooters using per scooter.

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