Consider the following cost information for a pizzeria: Quantity Total Cost Variable Cost (Dozens of pizzas) (Dollars) (Dollars) 0 280 0 1 320 40 2 350 70 3 380 100 4 420 140 5 470 190 6 530 250   The pizzeria's fixed cost is   .   Complete the third column of the following table by calculating the marginal cost per dozen pizzas using the information on total cost. Then complete the final column by calculating the marginal cost per dozen pizzas using the information on variable cost.   Quantity Total Cost Marginal Cost Variable Cost Marginal Cost   (Dozens of pizzas) (Dollars) Using Total Cost (Dollars) Using Variable Cost   (Dollars) (Dollars)   0 280   0           1 320 40         2 350 70         3 380 100         4 420 140         5 470 190         6 530 250           True or False: It doesn't matter whether you compute marginal cost using total cost or variable cost. True   False

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Consider the following cost information for a pizzeria:
Quantity
Total Cost
Variable Cost
(Dozens of pizzas)
(Dollars)
(Dollars)
0 280 0
1 320 40
2 350 70
3 380 100
4 420 140
5 470 190
6 530 250

 

The pizzeria's fixed cost is
 
.
 
Complete the third column of the following table by calculating the marginal cost per dozen pizzas using the information on total cost. Then complete the final column by calculating the marginal cost per dozen pizzas using the information on variable cost.
 

Quantity

Total Cost

Marginal Cost

Variable Cost

Marginal Cost

 

(Dozens of pizzas)

(Dollars)

Using Total Cost

(Dollars)

Using Variable Cost

 

(Dollars)

(Dollars)

 

0

280

 

0

 

 
     

1

320

40

 
     

2

350

70

 
     

3

380

100

 
     

4

420

140

 
     

5

470

190

 
     

6

530

250

 

 

 

 
 
True or False: It doesn't matter whether you compute marginal cost using total cost or variable cost.
True
 
False

 

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