Question: The first two columns in the following table give a firms short-run production function when the only variable input is labor, and capital (the fixed
The first two columns in the following table give a firms short-run production function when the only variable input is labor, and capital (the fixed input) is held constant at 5 units. The price of capital is $2000 per unit, and the price of labor is $500 per unit.
| Unit of | Units of | Average | Marginal | Cost | Average Cost | Marginal | ||||
| labor | Output | Product | Product | Fixed | Variable | Tortal | Fixed | Variable | Total | Cost |
| 0 | 0 | xx | xx | 10,000 | 0 | 10,000 | xx | xx | xx | xx |
| 20 | 4,000 | 200 | 200 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 2.50 |
| 40 | 10,000 | 250 | 300 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 30,000 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 1.67 |
| 60 | 15,000 | 250 | 250 | 10,000 | 30,000 | 40,000 | 0.67 | 2.00 | 2.67 | 2.00 |
| 80 | 19,400 | 242.5 | 220 | 10,000 | 40,000 | 50,000 | 0.52 | 2.06 | 2.58 | 2.27 |
| 100 | 23,000 | 230 | 180 | 10,000 | 50,000 | 60,000 | 0.43 | 2.17 | 2.61 | 2.78 |
b. What is the relation between average variable cost and marginal cost? Between average total cost and marginal cost?
c. What is the relation between average product and average variable cost? Between marginal product and marginal cost?
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