The accompanying table describes the relationship between the number of workers hired by a call center each hour and the number of calls the call center can make each hour. The call center has only 1 telephone. The telephone costs the firm $5/hour (regardless of how many calls are made), and each worker is paid $10 per hour. Calls Per Hour 1 2 6 16 22 24 Number of Telephones Per Hour Number of Workers Per Hour 1 2 1 4 1 6 1 8 1 10 1 12 If the price of a telephone increases to from $5 to $10 an hour and nothing else changes, then:
The accompanying table describes the relationship between the number of workers hired by a call center each hour and the number of calls the call center can make each hour. The call center has only 1 telephone. The telephone costs the firm $5/hour (regardless of how many calls are made), and each worker is paid $10 per hour. Calls Per Hour 1 2 6 16 22 24 Number of Telephones Per Hour Number of Workers Per Hour 1 2 1 4 1 6 1 8 1 10 1 12 If the price of a telephone increases to from $5 to $10 an hour and nothing else changes, then:
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Transcribed Image Text:The accompanying table describes the relationship between the number of workers hired by a call center each hour and the
number of calls the call center can make each hour. The call center has only 1 telephone. The telephone costs the firm $5/hour
(regardless of how many calls are made), and each worker is paid $10 per hour.
Calls Per Hour
1
2
6
16
22
24
Number of Telephones Per Hour Number of Workers Per Hour
1
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
If the price of a telephone increases to from $5 to $10 an hour and nothing else changes, then:
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total cost would not change.
marginal cost would increase by $5 at every level of output.
marginal cost would not change.
average total cost would increase by $5 at every level of output.
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