Answer to Question #192366 in Microeconomics for Amrit

Question

A special shoe manufacturer ABC Co. has costs of production as follows :

Quantity                           0     1      2      3     4       5       6           

Total Variable Cost ($)     0     50    70    90   140   200   360

 

a. ABC Co.’s fixed costs are $100. Calculate average fixed costs, average variable costs, average total costs and marginal costs at each level of production.

Answer 1

a)

$AFC=\frac{TFC}{Q}$

$AVC=\frac{TVC}{Q}$

$ATC=\frac{TC}{Q}$

$MC=TCn-TC(n-1)$