Question 1
Refer to the information provided in Table 8.6 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Refer to Table 8.6. The marginal cost of the fourth unit is ________ and the average total cost of four units is ________.
◦ $5; $15
◦ $10; $22.50
◦ $15; $17.50
◦ indeterminate from the given information
Question 2
Refer to the information provided in Table 8.6 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Refer to Table 8.6. From the information in the given table,
◦ the firm is in the long run.
◦ the firm eventually experiences diminishing returns to its variable input.
◦ the marginal cost curve intersects the average total cost curve between 3 and 4 units of output.
◦ the difference between total cost and total variable cost decreases as output increases.