A. Team Wang has the following costs for the short-run production of different quantities of a good: 1 30 20 40 40 60 60 80 80 130 100 229 a. Construct a diagram of the cost function, where you have the quantity on the X-axis and the cost on the Y-axis. b. How do you find the fixed cost, FC, from the information in the graph? Draw a line indication the fixed cost at different quantities produced. c. How do you find the variable cost, VC? Draw it. d. Draw a new graph below the first one. Draw the marginal cost curve, MC, and the curves for average total cost, ATC, and the average variable cost, AVC.

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A. Team Wang has the following costs for the short-run production of different quantities of a
good:
1
30
20
40
40
60
60
80
80
130
100
229
a. Construct a diagram of the cost function, where you have the quantity on the X-axis and the
cost on the Y-axis.
b. How do you find the fixed cost, FC, from the information in the graph? Draw a line indication
the fixed cost at different quantities produced.
c. How do you find the variable cost, VC? Draw it.
d. Draw a new graph below the first one. Draw the marginal cost curve, MC, and the curves for
average total cost, ATC, and the average variable cost, AVC.
Transcribed Image Text:A. Team Wang has the following costs for the short-run production of different quantities of a good: 1 30 20 40 40 60 60 80 80 130 100 229 a. Construct a diagram of the cost function, where you have the quantity on the X-axis and the cost on the Y-axis. b. How do you find the fixed cost, FC, from the information in the graph? Draw a line indication the fixed cost at different quantities produced. c. How do you find the variable cost, VC? Draw it. d. Draw a new graph below the first one. Draw the marginal cost curve, MC, and the curves for average total cost, ATC, and the average variable cost, AVC.
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