Econ 2200W Homework #2 (Ch 11) Name:_______________
Fill in the blanks in the accompanying table shown at the bottom of page and answer the following questions:(Round to two digits after decimal point in computation)
What happens to total product when marginal product is negative?
What happens to average product when marginal product is greater than average product?
What happens to average product when marginal product is less than average product?
At what level of variable input does marginal product begin to decrease?
At what level of output does marginal cost begin to increase?
Summarize the relationship between marginal product and marginal cost.
What happens to marginal costs when total product begins to fall?
What is happening to average variable costs when they equal marginal costs?
Marginal costs equal average variable costs between what output levels?
What is happening to average total costs when they equal marginal costs?
11 .Marginal costs equal average total costs between what output levels?
Units of |
Total Product |
Marginal |
Average |
Price of |
Variable |
Average |
Fixed |
Total |
Average Total |
Marginal |
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Variable |
(Output) |
Product |
Product |
Input |
Cost |
Variable |
Cost |
Cost |
Cost |
Cost |
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Input |
Cost |
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0 |
0 |
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--- |
$100 |
--- |
$200 |
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--- |
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1 |
6 |
$100 |
$200 |
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2 |
15 |
$100 |
$200 |
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3 |
27 |
$100 |
$200 |
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4 |
37 |
$100 |
$200 |
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5 |
45 |
$100 |
$200 |
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6 |
50 |
$100 |
$200 |
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7 |
52 |
$100 |
$200 |
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8 |
50 |
$100 |
$200 |
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Units of v. Input | Total product | Marginal pdt | Average product | price of input | Variable cost | AVC | Fixed cost | Total cost | Average cost | Marginal cost |
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a). The total product will start to decline from its maximum
b). The average product increases.
c). The average product decreases.
d). At the th unit of variable input
e). At the 2nd unit
f). When the marginal product increases the marginal cost also increases.
g).
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