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85) Cassie’s Quilts alters, reconstructs and restores heirloom quilts. Cassie : 1387251
85) Cassie’s Quilts alters, reconstructs and restores heirloom quilts. Cassie has just spent $800 purchasing, cleaning and reconstructing an antique quilt which she expects to sell for $1,500 once she is finished. After having spent $800, Cassie discovers that she would need some special period fabric that would cost her $200 in material and time in order to complete the task. Alternatively, she can sell the quilt “as is” now for $900. What is her marginal benefit if she sells the quilt “as is” now?
A) $100
B) $900
C) She makes a marginal loss of $600, not a marginal benefit.
D) The marginal benefit cannot be determined.
86) Cassie’s Quilts alters, reconstructs and restores heirloom quilts. Cassie has just spent $800 purchasing, cleaning and reconstructing an antique quilt which she expects to sell for $1,500 once she is finished. After having spent $800, Cassie discovers that she would need some special period fabric that would cost her $200 in material and time in order to complete the task. Alternatively, she can sell the quilt “as is” now for $900. What is the marginal cost of completing the task?
A) $200
B) $500
C) $1,000
D) $1,000 plus the value of her time
87) Cassie’s Quilts alters, reconstructs and restores heirloom quilts. Cassie has just spent $800 purchasing, cleaning and reconstructing an antique quilt which she expects to sell for $1,500 once she is finished. After having spent $800, Cassie discovers that she would need some special period fabric that would cost her $200 in material and time in order to complete the task. Alternatively, she can sell the quilt “as is” now for $900. What should she do?
A) She should cut her losses and sell the quilt now.
B) It does not matter what she does; she is going to take a loss on her project.
C) She should purchase the period fabric, complete the task and then sell the quilt.
D) She should not do anymore work on the quilt because she has already spent too much time on it and has not been paid for that time.
88) Lionel’s Lawn Care is a company that maintains residential yards. Lionel’s cost for his standard package of mowing, edging, and trimming is $15, and he charges $25 for this service. For a total price of $40, Lionel will also trim shrubs, a service that adds an additional $10 to the total cost of the standard package. What is Lionel’s marginal benefit if he sells the standard package?
A) $10
B) $15
C) $25
D) $40
89) Lionel’s Lawn Care is a company that maintains residential yards. Lionel’s cost for his standard package of mowing, edging, and trimming is $15, and he charges $25 for this service. For a total price of $40, Lionel will also trim shrubs, a service that adds an additional $10 to the total cost of the standard package. What is Lionel’s marginal cost of adding the shrub-trimming service to the standard package?
A) $10
B) $15
C) $25
D) $40
90) Lionel’s Lawn Care is a company that maintains residential yards. Lionel’s cost for his standard package of mowing, edging, and trimming is $15, and he charges $25 for this service. For a total price of $40, Lionel will also trim shrubs, a service that adds an additional $10 to the total cost of the standard package. Should Lionel continue to offer the shrub-trimming service?
A) Yes, his marginal benefit is greater than his marginal cost.
B) Yes, but only if he raises the price of the standard package.
C) No, his marginal benefit is less than his marginal cost.
D) More information is needed for Lionel to make this decision.
Scenario 1-3
Suppose a t-shirt manufacturer currently sells 5,000 t-shirts per week and makes a profit of $10,000 per week. A manager at the plant observes, “Although the last 400 t-shirts we produced and sold increased our revenue by $4,000 and our costs by $4,800, we are still making an overall profit of $10,000 per week so I think we’re on the right track. We are producing the optimal number of t-shirts.”
91) Refer to Scenario 1-3. Using marginal analysis terminology, what is another economic term for the incremental revenue received from the sale of the last 400 t-shirts?
A) gross earnings
B) marginal revenue
C) sales revenue
D) gross profit
92) Refer to Scenario 1-3. Using marginal analysis terminology, what is another economic term for the incremental cost of producing the last 400 t-shirts?
A) marginal cost
B) operating cost
C) explicit cost
D) Any of the above terms are correct.
93) Refer to Scenario 1-3. Had the firm not produced and sold the last 400 t-shirts, would its profit be higher or lower, and if so by how much?
A) Its profit will be $4,800 higher.
B) Its profit will be $800 higher.
C) Its profit will be $800 lower.
D) Its profit will be $4,000 lower.
Table 1-4
Hours
Open
Total
Revenue
(dollars)
1
$35
2
60
3
80
4
92
5
100
6
105
Eva runs a small bakery in the village of Roggerli. She is debating whether she should extend her hours of operation. Eva figures that her sales revenue will depend on the number of hours the bakery is open as shown in the table above. She would have to hire a worker for those hours at a wage rate of $12 per hour.
94) Refer to Table 1-4. Using marginal analysis, determine how many hours should Eva extend her bakery’s hours of operations?
A) 2 hours
B) 3 hours
C) 4 hours
D) 5 hours
E) 6 hours
95) Refer to Table 1-4. What is Eva’s marginal benefit if she decides to stay open for two hours instead of one hour?
A) $25
B) $36
C) $60
D) $95
96) Refer to Table 1-4. What is Eva’s marginal cost if she decides to stay open for two hours instead of one hour?
A) $12
B) $24
C) $36
D) $71
