XYZ restaurant sells donuts at $2 per unit. It uses capital (which it rents at $5 per hour under a contract for 5 and labor (which is paid a wage of $150 per hour of labor services). Complete the following table and use that information to answer the following questions. K L Q MPL APL VML FC VC TC 5 0 0 0           5 1 50 50 50 50 25 150 175 5 2 125 75 62.5 150 25 300 325 5 3 225 100 75 200 25 450 475 5 4 375 150 93.7 300 25 600 625 5 5 450 75 90 150 25 750 775 5 6 450 0 75 0 25 900 925 5 7 400 -50 57.14 -100 25 1050 1075 5 8 425 -75 53.12  -150 25 1200 1225 5 9 450 -25 50 -50 25 1350 1375 5 10 500 -50 50 -100 25 1500 1525 5 11 525 25 47.7 50 25 1650 1675   f.     How many units of the variable input should be used to maximize profits? SHOW WORK

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XYZ restaurant sells donuts at $2 per unit. It uses capital (which it rents at $5 per hour under a contract for 5 and labor (which is paid a wage of $150 per hour of labor services). Complete the following table and use that information to answer the following questions.

K

L

Q

MPL

APL

VML

FC

VC

TC

5

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

5

1

50

50

50

50

25

150

175

5

2

125

75

62.5

150

25

300

325

5

3

225

100

75

200

25

450

475

5

4

375

150

93.7

300

25

600

625

5

5

450

75

90

150

25

750

775

5

6

450

0

75

0

25

900

925

5

7

400

-50

57.14

-100

25

1050

1075

5

8

425

-75

53.12

 -150

25

1200

1225

5

9

450

-25

50

-50

25

1350

1375

5

10

500

-50

50

-100

25

1500

1525

5

11

525

25

47.7

50

25

1650

1675

 

f.     How many units of the variable input should be used to maximize profits? SHOW WORK

 

 

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