a.
i. Table 1 below represents the output levels of a firm producing hand sanitizer. Use the information to answer the questions that follow.
Table 1
Output (units) | 0 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 36 | 45 |
If the cost function of the firm is given as C = 30 + 4q, where C is the total cost and q is the units produced, calculate the:
total cost in dollars of producing:
18 units
ii. Table 1 below represents the output levels of a firm producing hand sanitizer. Use the information to answer the questions that follow.
Table 1
Output (units) | 0 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 36 | 45 |
If the cost function of the firm is given as C = 30 + 4q, where C is the total cost and q is the units produced, calculate the:
total cost in dollars of producing:
36 units
b.
i. Average costs in dollars of producing:
28 units
ii. Average costs in dollars of producing:
45 units
c. What is the marginal cost in dollars of producing 28 units?
d. Determine the profit made from producing 45 units when the market price is fixed at $5.00 per unit.
e. Determine the fixed cost of the firm. Explain your answer.
a.
i. Distinguish between:
money cost and opportunity cost
ii. Distinguish between:
normal good and inferior goods
b.
i. Explain how the scale of preference assists the following economic groups in making efficient allocation of their resources:
individuals
ii. Explain how the scale of preference assists the following economic groups in making efficient allocation of their resources:
firms
iii. Explain how the scale of preference assists the following economic groups in making efficient allocation of their resources:
government
a. Define economic system
b. Distinguish between a capitalist economy and a socialist economy under the following:
i. aim of production
ii. consumer sovereignty
iii. competition
c. State three features of land as a factor of production
a. Differentiate between a sole proprietorship and a partnership
b. List four characteristics of a sole proprietorship
c. Outline four advantages of a public limited liability company.
a. Define location of industry
b. Explain how the following factors influence where a firm is sited:
i. raw materials
ii. market
iii. government policy
c. Outline three advantages of localization of industry