| Economics |
| Production Costs |
| | 1 | Average and Marginal Costs |
| | | Q, Output, given | FC, Fixed Costs, given | VC, Variable Costs, given | TC, Total Costs | AFC, Avg Fixed Costs | AVC, Avg Variable Costs | ATC, Avg TC | MC, Marginal Costs |
| | | 0 | $1,800 | 0 | 1800 |
| | | 50 | | 50 |
| | | 150 | | 650 |
| | | 250 | | 750 |
| | | 350 | | 835 |
| | | 450 | | 1050 |
| | | 550 | | 1325 |
| | | 650 | | 1550 |
| | | 750 | | 1767 |
| | | 850 | | 1988 |
| | | 950 | | 2210 |
| | | 1050 | | 2427.0476190476 |
| | | | Graph the AFC, AVC, ATC, and MC on a single graph. |
| | 2 | Complete the following table for a perfectly competitive firm: |
| | | Output QTY | TC | AFC | AVC | ATC | MC | Price | TR | Profit |
| | | 0 | $100 | | | | | 50 |
| | | 1 | 150 | | | | | 50 |
| | | 2 | 175 | | | | | 50 |
| | | 3 | 190 | | | | | 50 |
| | | 4 | 210 | | | | | 50 |
| | | 5 | 240 | | | | | 50 |
| | | 6 | 280 | | | | | 50 |
| | | 7 | 330 | | | | | 50 |
| | | 8 | 390 | | | | | 50 |
| | | 9 | 460 | | | | | 50 |
| | | 10 | 540 | | | | | 50 |
| | | | Graph the Profit curve using a line graph. |
| | | | Graph the Profit curve using a scatter plot using QTY and PROFIT. |
| | 3 | Complete the following table for a perfectly competitive firm: |
| | | Output QTY | TC | AFC | AVC | ATC | MC |
| | | 0 | 100 |
| | | 1 | 155 |
| | | 2 | 205 |
| | | 3 | 350 |
| | | 4 | 600 |
| | | 5 | 665 |
| | | 6 | 735 |
| | | 7 | 815 |
| | | 8 | 850 |
| | | 9 | 865 |
| | | 10 | 900 |
| | | | Graph each of the curves above on a single graph. |
| | 4 | The cost function of a single-product firm is given: |
| | | TC = 15+2Q+3Q^2+4Q^3 |
| | | a | Determine the fixed cost of producing 10 units of output. |
| | | b | Determine the variable cost of producing 10 units of output. |
| | | c | Determine the total cost of producing 10 units of output. |
| | | d | Determine the average fixed cost of producing 10 units of output. |
| | | e | Determine the average variable cost of producing 10 units of output. |
| | | f | Determine the average total cost if producing 10 units of output. |
| | | g | Graph the TC curve using a scatter plot. |
| | 5 | The cost function of a single-product firm is given: |
| | | TC = 50+2.25Q+1.5Q^2 |
| | | a | Determine the fixed cost of producing 100 units of output. |
| | | b | Determine the variable cost of producing 100 units of output. |
| | | c | Determine the total cost of producing 100 units of output. |
| | | d | Determine the average fixed cost of producing 100 units of output. |
| | | e | Determine the average variable cost of producing 100 units of output. |
| | | f | Determine the average total cost if producing 100 units of output. |
| | | g | Graph the TC curve using a scatter plot. |
| | 6 | Complete the following table: |
| | | Quantity of Output | Total Cost | Marginal Cost | Average Cost |
| | | 0 | 0 |
| | | 1 | 400 |
| | | 2 | 900 |
| | | 3 | 1,500 |
| | | 4 | 1,900 |
| | | 5 | 2,200 |
| | | 6 | 2,400 |
| | | 7 | 2,300 |
| | 7 | Complete the following table: |
| | | Quantity of Output | Total Cost |
| | | 0 | 0 |
| | | 1 | 5 |
| | | 2 | 15 |
| | | 3 | 19 |
| | | 4 | 24 |
| | | 5 | 28 |
| | | 6 | 26 |
| | | a) When the firm produces 4 units, what is the average cost? |
| | | b) What is the marginal cost of 5th unit? |
| | 8 | Complete the following table: |
| | | Quantity | Fixed Cost | Variable Cost | Total Cost | ATC | MC |
| | | 0 | | | $2,200 |
| | | 600 | | | 2,450 |
| | | 1,100 | | | 2,650 |
| | | 1,500 | | | 2,895 |
| | | 1,800 | | | 3,298 |
| | | 2,000 | | | 3,450 |
| | | 2,100 | | | 4,000 |