Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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![Related to Application: The Break-Even Price for Switchgrass, a Feedstock for Biofuel
Changes in the Break-Even Price. Consider a switchgrass farmer whose initial break-even price is $76 = $36 explicit cost + $40
opportunity cost for land. For each of the following changes, explain the effects on the farmer's production cost and break-even price.
a. If the cost of fertilizer increases, the break-even price will
b. If the market price of alfalfa increases, the break-even price will
increase
decrease
not change](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F8dd0957e-bb75-4f35-baf9-1596cc2b4cca%2Fb29a2b2a-4fb4-448f-b29f-a573914271b4%2F5yluwc_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Related to Application: The Break-Even Price for Switchgrass, a Feedstock for Biofuel
Changes in the Break-Even Price. Consider a switchgrass farmer whose initial break-even price is $76 = $36 explicit cost + $40
opportunity cost for land. For each of the following changes, explain the effects on the farmer's production cost and break-even price.
a. If the cost of fertilizer increases, the break-even price will
b. If the market price of alfalfa increases, the break-even price will
increase
decrease
not change
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