Your cousin Vinnie owns a painting company with fixed costs of $150 and the following schedule for variable costs: Quantity Variable Cost Average Fixed Cost Average Variable Cost Average Total Cost (Houses Painted per Month) (Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars) 1 15 2 35 3 60 4 90 5 135 6 240 7 480 The efficient scale is houses. ?
Your cousin Vinnie owns a painting company with fixed costs of $150 and the following schedule for variable costs: Quantity Variable Cost Average Fixed Cost Average Variable Cost Average Total Cost (Houses Painted per Month) (Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars) 1 15 2 35 3 60 4 90 5 135 6 240 7 480 The efficient scale is houses. ?
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1. Your cousin Vinnie owns a painting company with fixed costs of $150 and the following schedule for variable costs:
Quantity
|
Variable Cost
|
Average Fixed Cost
|
|
Average Total Cost
|
---|---|---|---|---|
(Houses Painted per Month)
|
(Dollars)
|
(Dollars)
|
(Dollars)
|
(Dollars)
|
1 | 15 | |||
2 | 35 | |||
3 | 60 | |||
4 | 90 | |||
5 | 135 | |||
6 | 240 | |||
7 | 480 |
The efficient scale is
houses. ?
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The city government is considering two tax proposals:
• | A lump-sum tax of $300 on each producer of hamburgers. |
• | A tax of $1 per burger, paid by producers of hamburgers. |
Which of the following statements is true as a result of the lump-sum tax? Check all that apply.
Which of the following statements is true as a result of the lump-sum tax?
Check all that apply.
Average variable cost will increase.
Average total cost will increase.
Average fixed cost will decrease.
Marginal cost will remain unchanged.
Which of the following statements is true as a result of the per-burger tax? Check all that apply.
Marginal cost will remain unchanged.
Average fixed cost will remain unchanged.
Average variable cost will increase.
Average total cost will increase.
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