1. The daily production data of a firm are given below. The wage rate is MYR 20 per day for each labor (variable input) and it is the only variable cost incurred. Additionally, output refers to the total products and it is in hundreds of units.
Labor |
Output |
AP |
MP |
TVC |
TC |
MC |
AFC |
AVC |
ATC |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
40 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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1 |
18 |
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2 |
37 |
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3 |
57 |
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4 |
76 |
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5 |
94 |
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6 |
111 |
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7 |
127 |
a. Complete these production data. Calculate the average and marginal product per labor, the total variable cost, total cost, marginal cost, average fixed cost, average variable cost and average total cost for each level. Show your calculations.
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b. Based on your answer above, evaluate the patterns and relationship between:
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b i) Till labour 3 when output is increasing with an increasing rate rate MP rises when Output(TP) rises increases at decreasing rate MP falls.
b ii) Relationship between AP and MP
When AP is rising , AP is less than MP ( till output 3) when AP is falling, AP remains greater than MP.
c iii) Relatipnship between MP and MC
In our example MC is constant. Here MP is more than MC till the output 2. At output 3 MP = MC after which MP kept on falling.
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