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A manufacturer of electronics products is considering entering the telephone equipment business. It estimates that if it were to begin making wireless telephones, its short-run cost function would be as follows:

Q(thousands)        AVC          AC                MC


         9                  41.10       52.21           30.70

        10                 40.00       50.00           30.10

       11               39.10       48.19            30.10

       12                 38.40       46.73            30.70

      13                 37.90      45.59             31.90

      14                 37.60        44.74             33.70

     15                37.50         44.17             36.10

      16                37.60         43.85             39.10

     17               37.90        43.78             42.70

     18                38.40       43.96             46.90

     19                 39.10       44.36              51.70

     20               40.00       45.00               57.10

a. Plot the average cost, average variable cost, marginal cost, and price on a graph

b. explain the reasons for the shape or curve of AC,AVC and MC.

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