Managerial Economices Chapter 5 questions
A firm’s product sells for $4 per unit in a highly competitive market. The firm producesoutput using capital (which it rents at $25 per hour) and labor (which is paid a wage of $30 perhour under a contract for 20 hours of labor services). Complete the following table and use thatinformation to answer these questions.a. Identify the fixed and variable inputs.b. What are the firm’s fixed costs?c. What is the variable cost of producing 475 units of output?d. How many units of the variable input should be used to maximize profits?e. What are the maximum profits this firm can earn?f. Over what range of the variable input usage do increasing marginal returns exist?g. Over what range of the variable input usage do decreasing marginal returns exist?h. Over what range of input usage do negative marginal returns exist?A firm’s fixed costs for 0 units of output and its average total cost of producing different outputlevels are summarized in the table below. Complete the table to find the fixed cost, variable cost,total cost, average fixed cost, average variable cost, and marginal cost at all relevant levels ofoutput.
