Question

Two car manufacturers, Saab and Volvo, have fixed costs of $1 billion and marginal costs of $10,000 per car. If Saab produces 50,000 cars per year and Volvo produces 200,000, calculate the average production cost for each company.

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

First, write down Total fixed cost for each;

Fixed cost; Saab = $1,000,000,000

Fixed cost; Volvo = $1,000,000,000

Next find the Total Variable cost (TVC)

TVC = # of cars per year * marginal cost per car

Saab ; TVC = 50,000* $10,000 = $500,000,000

Volvo ; TVC = 200,000* $10,000 = $2,000,000,000

Average production cost = (Fixed cost + total variable cost) / # of cars per year

Saab = ($1,000,000,000 + $500,000,000)/ 50,000 = $30,000

Volvo = ($1,000,000,000 + $2,000,000,000)/ 200,000 = $15,000