A firm produces 500 units per week. It hires 20 full-time workers (40 hours/week) at an hourly wage of $15 . Raw materials are ordered weekly and they costs $10 for every unit produced. The weekly cost of the rent payment for the factory is $2,250 . How do the overall costs breakdown?
a. total variable cost is $17,000 . total fixed cost is $2,250; total cost is $19,250
b. total variable cost is $12,000 . total fixed cost is $7,250; total cost is $19,250
c. total variable cost is $5,000 . total fixed cost is $14,250; total cost is $19.250
d. total variable cost is $5,000 . total fixed cost is $2,250; total cost is $7,250
a
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A. not change. B. increase. C. decrease. D. either increase or decrease depending on the relative shifts of AD and AS.
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A. The benefits of correcting the externalities generally exceed the costs. B. Correcting externalities would always reduce total surplus. C. It is difficult to measure external benefits and costs. D. None of these statements is true.