Given the following monthly data for alternative operating l
Given the following monthly data for alternative operating levels at the St. Christopher’s Ambulance, calculate the total fixed cost, average fixed cost, average variable cost, average total cost, and marginal cost for successive output levels. If St. Christopher’s is
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Solution
total Fixed cost(TFC) of $1200 can be determined from the cost of unit 0 that cost would remain same for all units.
Average fixed cost (AFC) = TFC/ number of units
Average variable cost (AVC) = total variable cost / number of units
Average total cost = total cost / number of units
Marginal cost = change in total cost / change in number of units
| Ambulance Trips | Total Variable Cost | Total Cost | TFC | AFC | AVC | ATC | MC |
| 0 | 0 | 1200 | 1200 | ||||
| 1 | 1300 | 2500 | 1200 | 1200 | 1,300.00 | 2500.00 | 1300 |
| 2 | 1400 | 2600 | 1200 | 600 | 700.00 | 1300.00 | 100 |
| 3 | 1500 | 2700 | 1200 | 400 | 500.00 | 900.00 | 100 |
| 4 | 1800 | 3000 | 1200 | 300 | 450.00 | 750.00 | 300 |
| 5 | 2400 | 3600 | 1200 | 240 | 480.00 | 720.00 | 600 |
| 6 | 3400 | 4600 | 1200 | 200 | 566.67 | 766.67 | 1000 |
