Eco 550 Check Your Understanding Essay

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Vanorian Purley August 5, 2013 Economics 550 Check Your Understanding CHAPTER 9 3. Electrical generation study of 56 British firms: a. VC = AVC(Q) VC = 1.24Q + .0033Q2 + .0000029Q3 − .000046Q2Z − .026QZ + .00018QZ2 b. MC = 1.24 + .0066Q + .0000087Q2 − .000092QZ − .026Z + .00018Z2 c. Z = 150(thousand) kilowatts SRAVC = 1.24 + .0033Q + .0000029Q2 − .000046Q(150) − .026(150) + .00018(150)2 SRAVC = 1.39 − .0036Q + .0000029Q2 SRMC = 1.24 + .0066Q + .0000087Q2 − .000092Q(150) − .026(150) + .00018(150)2 SRMC = 1.39 − .0072Q + .0000087Q2 d. d(SRAVC)/dQ = 0 (condition for minimum SRAVC) = −.0036 + .0000058Q = 0 Q* = 620.7 (million) kilowatt-hours/year e. SRAVC = 1.39 − .0036(620.7) + .0000029(620.7)2 = .27 pence SRMC = 1.39…show more content…
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