Read this scenario and using appropriate terminology, answer the three questions below:
Scenario: "You are selling your 1996 Mustang. You have already
spent $1,000 on repairs. At the last minute, the transmission
dies.
You can pay $600 to have it repaired, or sell the car “as is.”
Marginal cost is the change in total cost when the quantity is changed by one unit.
Marginal cost of fixing the transmission =
= $
Marginal benefit is the change in the total benefit or utility when consumption is changed by one unit.
Marginal benefit of fixing the transmission =
= $
Since, the marginal benefit is greater than marginal cost therefore it will be profitable to fix the transmission.
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