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Fixed costs include rent, salaries, utilities, and other expenses that don't depend on the number of units produced. One obvious way to reduce fixed costs per unit sold would be to sell more units. Other ways might include: reducing salaries, finding a cheaper place to rent, and investing in energy-efficiency measures to reduce utility costs.
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In the short run the Sure-Screen T-Shirt Company is producing 500 units of output Its average variable costs are 2.00 and its average fixed costs are 50 The firm's total costs?
1,250
What categories of costs combine to create a firm's total cost?
A firm adds its fixed costs and capable costs to determine its todal cost at each level of output.
What are a business firm's fixed and variable costs of production?
Fixed costs are costs that do not vary with the level of output, such as rent and insurance premiums. Variable costs are costs that change with the level of output, such as wages and raw materials.
If a firm decides to produce no output in the short run its costs will be?
its fixed cost
Why do firms want to know their average total cost?
Average total cost determines how much profit or loss a firm will make at a certain output and price. It also determines is a firm should shut down, temporarily stopping production (not covering variable costs) but keeping the business (covering fixed costs), or if it should exit the market (not covering variable or fixed costs).
In the short run the Sure-Screen T-Shirt Company is producing 500 units of output Its average variable costs are 2.00 and its average fixed costs are 50 The firm's total costs?
1,250
What is a cost structure?
The expenses that a firm must take into account when manufacturing a product or providing a service. Types of cost structures include transaction costs, sunk costs, marginal costs and fixed costs. The cost structure of the firm is the ratio of fixed costs to variable costs.
What is the break even sales in units if a firm sells units at 40 each variable costs per unit are 10 and total fixed costs equal 120000?
To determine the break even sales in units, divide total fixed costs by the contribution margin per unit. Contribution margin per unit equals sales price less variable costs. Here, contribution margin per unit equals $30 each (i.e. $40 less $10). Total fixed costs equal $120,000. Therefore, the break even sales in units would equal $120,000 / $30 or 40,000 units.
What categories of costs combine to create a firm's total cost?
A firm adds its fixed costs and capable costs to determine its todal cost at each level of output.
For a firm to operate in the shortrun the total revenue must at least be equal to Why?
A firm would still operate if revenues are below total coots, but not if revenues are below variable costs. The reason is that as long as revenues are above variable costs, the firm will earn a difference to contribute to the fixed costs (fixed costs are costs that a company has to pay in the short-run whether it operates or not). If the firm stops operating in the short-run, it will have to pay for the full fixed costs (e.g., rent, some fixed labour) If revenues are below variable costs, for every unit of production, the company loses the difference and does not contribute to the fixed costs. It is more economical to shutdown in the short-run.
If a firm has fixed costs of 30000 a price of 4 and a breakeven point of 15000 units the variable cost per unit is?
If you can't figure this out yourself then you don't deserve to know.
What are a business firm's fixed and variable costs of production?
Fixed costs are costs that do not vary with the level of output, such as rent and insurance premiums. Variable costs are costs that change with the level of output, such as wages and raw materials.
If a firm decides to produce no output in the short run its costs will be?
its fixed cost
How would you describe fully absorbed costs?
Fully absorbed costs refer to costs where the firm has allocated fixed manufacturing costs to products produced or divisions within the firm as required by generally accepted accounting principles.
Should a firm continue to operate even when total revenue is not covering total cost?
Yes, if the firm is able to cover fixed costs and a portion of variable costs it should continue to operate. If it is not operating, it will still have its fixed costs but will not be able to cover it. So even if a firm is making losses, it is making less of a loss than if it were to temporarily shut down.
What are underlying assumptions in break even point analysys?
1- quantity of units produced = quantity of unit sold , so there is no change in invetory . 2- prices will remain fixed. 3- variable cost rate will remain fixed 4- total fixed costs will remain fixed up to maximum manufacuring capacity of the firm
Does Automation results in a shift away from variable costs toward more fixed costs?
Well you can say that. Because with automation there would be more and more use of machines which form the fixed cost and it would lead to retrenchment of employees which contribute to the variable costs of the firm..
