Question 1

We R' Write has collected some cost information for you regarding the production of pens. In the table below, you are provided with the total output of pens per day corresponding to different levels of labor. You are also provided with the price of labor per day, the total fixed costs per day, and the price per pen.

• Currently, We R' Write is using 75 employees on the production line. Is this level producing maximum profits? How did you determine this answer?
• What is the level of profit made when 90 workers are used per day to produce pens? How did you determine this?
• Should We R' Write continue to produce or temporarily shut down in the short run, if 12,000 pens are produced per day? Why, or why not?
• At what level of output and workers used are profits maximized? Identify two ways you can find this maximum profit using the information in the table below.

Round these answers to the nearest whole number. Output {Pens Produced} 1,000 2, ?00 5, 100 1900 12,000 15, 200 13, 100 20, 300 21,900 22, 300 22, 300 21,500 Numberof Price of Total Workers Employed 1Worl-(er per day 0 15 30 45 50 ?5 90 105 120 135 150 155 180 Total Labor per Variable Fixed per Dav Cost of Labor $3,400 56?, 200 S?5, E00 $9 2,400 $100,800 Costs per Dav Total Cost per Day $500 $3,900 $13,300 $25,300 $34,100 $42,500 $50,900 $59,300 $53,300 $35,100 $34,500 $9 2,900 $101,300 Pen $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 Price per Total Revenue $0.00 $3,500 $9,450 $13,350 $23,550 $42,000 $54,950 $53,350 $31,050 $35,550 $33,050 $33,050 $35,250 Round these answers to the nearest penny Average Profit Variable Cost ($500] (55,400] $3.40 (53,350] $5.22 (53,350] $4.94 (55,450] $4.25 c5500] $3.50 $4,050 $3.21 $4,050 $3.25 $3,350 $3.31 $550 $3.45 (55,450] $3.33 514,350] $4.14 525,050] $4.59 Average Average Fixed Cost Tota Cost Marginal Marginal Cost (510.50] Revenue $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50