Question

Initially, you produce 100 boxes of jelly beans per time period. Then a new customer calls and places an additional order for jelly beans, requiring you to increase your output to 101 boxes. She offers you $1.75 for the additional box. Should you produce it?

Answer 1

Answer:

You should produce as long as the marginal cost per additional box is lower than the marginal revenue obtained by the additional box.

In other words, if the marginal cost of producing the 101th box is lower than $1.75, then, you should continue to produce, because revenue will be higher than cost, and a profit will be made as a result.