Determining average costs

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Karen runs a print shop that makes posters for large companies. It is a very competitive business. The market price is currently $1 per poster. She has fixed costs of $250. Her variable costs are $1000 for the first thousand posters, $800 for the second thousand, and then $750 for each additional thousand posters (Total, 50 points). LO3 - Chapter 8

a) What is her AFC per poster (not per thousand!) if she prints 1000 posters? 2000? 10,000?

b) What is her ATC per poster if she prints 1000? 2000? 10,000?

c) If the market price fell to 70 cents per poster, would there be any output level at which Karen would not shut down production immediately?

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