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CHP 3: SHORT RUN COSTS

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In the short run, a profit-maximizing firm, faced with U-shaped average cost curves, is producing a level of output at which the average total cost of production is minimized. At this level of output, which of the following is true for the firm? 
a)
Marginal cost equals average total cost. 
b)
Marginal cost equals average variable cost. 
c)
Marginal cost equals average fixed cost. 
d)
Profit per unit equals marginal cost. 
2.

If marginal costs equal average total costs,

a)

average total costs are falling.

b)

average total costs are rising.

c)

average total costs are maximized.

d)

average total costs are minimized.

3.

A cost that is included in economic profit

a)

Implicit Cost

b)

Marginal Cost

c)

Average Cost

d)

Economic Cost

4.

Average Total Costs are calculated by dividing Total Costs by

a)

Price

b)

Quantity or units produced

c)

Average Variable Costs

d)

Revenue

5.

If a firm does not produce any output, its total cost in the short run is equal to

a)

Zero

b)

Its fixed costs

c)

Its variable costs

d)

Its marginal cost

6.
Variable Cost/Quantity = _______
a)
Marginal Variable Cost
b)
Average Fixed Cost
c)
Average Variable Cost
d)
Marginal Total Cost
7.
The average fixed cost of producing 3 units of output is
a)
$8
b)
$7.40
c)
$5.50
d)
$6
8.

The best definition for fixed costs is

a)

Costs that do not depend on the level of production

b)

Costs that do not change

c)

Costs that increase when you produce more

9.

The MC curve cuts AC at its

a)

highest point

b)

minimum point

10.

ATC is a summation of

a)

AFC and AVC

b)

FC and VC

11.
At 100 units of output, a firm's total cost is $10,000. If the firm's total fixed cost is $4,000, its average variable cost is equal to:
a)
$140
b)
$100
c)
$60
d)
$40
12.
A firm is producing 100 units of output at a total cost of $400. The firm’s average variable cost is $3 per unit. What is the firm’s total fixed cost? 
a)
$100
b)
$1
c)
$300
d)
$50
13.

You own a restaurant and every month you must pay your water bill. However, you never know how much that bill will be because the amount changes based upon how much water your business uses. This is a...

a)

fixed cost

b)

variable cost

14.

Which of the following is the best definition of costs?

a)

The total amount of income a business makes from selling products or services.

b)

The amount of money a business has left over after paying for materials.

c)

The total amount of money a business spends.

15.

In a firm, fixed costs are RM600, average costs are RM4, and the average variable costs are RM2. Total production of the firm is ________________.

a)

100 units

b)

150 units

c)

200 units

d)

300 units

16.

Total cost is calculated as

a)

the sum of total fixed cost and total variable cost.

b)

the product of average total cost and price.

c)

the sum of all the firm's explicit costs.

d)

the sum of average fixed cost and average variable cost.