A manufacturing plant has a potential production capacity of 1,000 units per month (capacity can be increased by 10 percent if subcontractors are employed). The plant is normally operated at 80 percent capacity. Operating the plant above this level significantly increases variable costs per unit because of the need to pay the skilled workers higher overtime wage rates. For all output levels up to 80 percent capacity, variable cost per unit is $100. Above 80 percent and up to 90 percent, variable costs on this additional output increase by 10 percent. When output is above 90 percent and up to 100 percent capacity, the additional units costs an additional 25 percent over the unit variable costs for outputs up to 80 percent capacity. For production above 100 percent capacity and up to 110 percent of capacity, extensive subcontracting work is used and the unit variable costs of these additional units are 50 percent above those at output levels up to 80 percent of
A manufacturing plant has a potential production capacity of 1,000 units per month (capacity can be increased by 10 percent if subcontractors are employed). The plant is normally operated at 80 percent capacity. Operating the plant above this level significantly increases variable costs per unit because of the need to pay the skilled workers higher overtime wage rates. For all output levels up to 80 percent capacity, variable cost per unit is $100. Above 80 percent and up to 90 percent, variable costs on this additional output increase by 10 percent. When output is above 90 percent and up to 100 percent capacity, the additional units costs an additional 25 percent over the unit variable costs for outputs up to 80 percent capacity. For production above 100 percent capacity and up to 110 percent of capacity, extensive subcontracting work is used and the unit variable costs of these additional units are 50 percent above those at output levels up to 80 percent of capacity. At 80 percent capacity, the plant's fixed costs per unit of output are $50. Total fixed costs are not expected to change within the entire production range under consideration. Based on the preceding information, complete the following table.
| output | total cost | total fixed cost | total variable cost | average fixed cost | average variable cost | marginal cost | |
| 500 | |||||||
| 600 | |||||||
| 700 | |||||||
| 800 | |||||||
| 900 | |||||||
| 1,000 | |||||||
| 1,100 |
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