Alpha Limited is a perfectly competitive firm. The total cost (in dollars) of producing Q per day is given by the following cost function: C(Q) = 10 +5Q+Q²
Alpha Limited is a perfectly competitive firm. The total cost (in dollars) of producing Q per day is given by the following cost function: C(Q) = 10 +5Q+Q²
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Alpha Limited is a perfectly competitive firm. The total cost (in dollars) of producing Q
per day is given by the following cost function:
C(Q) - 10+5Q+Q²
Fixed
Cost
Variable
Cost
Total Cost ATC
AFC
AVC
MC](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3d49a1bf-def0-472f-94db-660c9693a140%2F05ca979f-af58-45e4-9bf8-4745d687c47a%2Fcrc72x_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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Alpha Limited is a perfectly competitive firm. The total cost (in dollars) of producing Q
per day is given by the following cost function:
C(Q) - 10+5Q+Q²
Fixed
Cost
Variable
Cost
Total Cost ATC
AFC
AVC
MC
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1. What is the fixed cost (FC) of Alpha Limited? Calculate the variable cost (VC) and
the total cost (TC) at each output level.
2. Calculate the average total cost (ATC), the average fixed cost (AFC) and the
average variable cost (AVC) at each output level.
3. Calculate the marginal cost (MC) at each output level. The marginal cost (MC)
intersects with the average total cost (ATC) curve at which point? The marginal
cost (MC) intersects with the average variable cost (AVC) at which point?
4. State where diminishing marginal returns sets in. Justify your answer.
5. When will a firm shut down in the short-term or exit in the long-term?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3d49a1bf-def0-472f-94db-660c9693a140%2F05ca979f-af58-45e4-9bf8-4745d687c47a%2F3r83g8b_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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Questions
1. What is the fixed cost (FC) of Alpha Limited? Calculate the variable cost (VC) and
the total cost (TC) at each output level.
2. Calculate the average total cost (ATC), the average fixed cost (AFC) and the
average variable cost (AVC) at each output level.
3. Calculate the marginal cost (MC) at each output level. The marginal cost (MC)
intersects with the average total cost (ATC) curve at which point? The marginal
cost (MC) intersects with the average variable cost (AVC) at which point?
4. State where diminishing marginal returns sets in. Justify your answer.
5. When will a firm shut down in the short-term or exit in the long-term?
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