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Taylor Chemicals produces a particular chemical at a fixed cost of $1,000 per day. The f...

Taylor Chemicals produces a particular chemical at a fixed cost of $1,000 per day. The following table displays how marginal cost varies with output (in cases):

Quantity (Cases)

Marginal Cost

1

$500

2

400

3

325

4

275

5

325

6

400

7

500

8

625

9

775

10

950

Required:

a. Given the preceding data, construct a table that reports total cost and average cost at various output levels from 1 to 10 cases.

b. At what quantity is average cost minimized?

c. Does marginal cost always intersect average cost at minimum average cost? Why?

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