Jhaaroo Ltd., makes brooms and then sells them doorto-door. Here is the relationship between the number of workers and Jhaaroo’s output during a given day: Average Marginal Total           Total           Marginal Workers         Output             Product          Cost                         Cost                Cost       0                       0                                          ___                         ___ ___                                                       ___     1                     25                                          ___                          ___ ___                                                      ___     2                     55                                          ___                         ___ ___                                                       ___     3                     95                                          ___                         ___ ___                                                       ___     4                   125                                          ___                        ___ ___                                                       ___     5                   145                                          ___                        ___ ___                                                       ___     6                   155                                          ___                         ___ ___                                                      ___     7                   160                                          ___                         ___        Fill in the column of marginal products. What pattern do you see? How might you explain it?  A worker costs Rs.1000 a day, and the firm has fixed costs of Rs.2000. Use this information to fill in the column for total cost.  Fill in the column for average total cost. What pattern do you see?  Now fill in the column for marginal cost. What pattern do you see?  5.Compare the column for marginal product with the column for marginal cost. Explain the relationship.

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Jhaaroo Ltd., makes brooms and then sells them doorto-door. Here is the relationship between the number of workers and Jhaaroo’s output during a given day:

Average

Marginal Total           Total           Marginal

Workers         Output             Product          Cost                         Cost                Cost

 

    0                       0                                          ___                         ___

___                                                       ___

    1                     25                                          ___                          ___

___                                                      ___

    2                     55                                          ___                         ___

___                                                       ___

    3                     95                                          ___                         ___

___                                                       ___

    4                   125                                          ___                        ___

___                                                       ___

    5                   145                                          ___                        ___

___                                                       ___

    6                   155                                          ___                         ___

___                                                      ___

    7                   160                                          ___                         ___     

 

  1. Fill in the column of marginal products. What pattern do you see? How might you explain it? 
  2. A worker costs Rs.1000 a day, and the firm has fixed costs of Rs.2000. Use this information to fill in the column for total cost. 
  3. Fill in the column for average total cost. What pattern do you see? 
  4. Now fill in the column for marginal cost. What pattern do you see? 

5.Compare the column for marginal product with the column for marginal cost. Explain the relationship.

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