Brody's firm produces trumpets in a perfectly competitive market. The table below shows Brody's total variable cl He has a fixed cost of $240, and the price per trumpet is $50. Total Variable Cost Quantity 6 7 8 $120 $145 $165 $220 10 $290 11 $390
a. Calculate the average total cost of producing 8 trumpets. Show your work.
b. Calculate the marginal cost of producing the 10th trumpet.
c. What is Brody's profit-maximizing quantity? Use marginal analysis to explain your answer.
d. At the profit-maximizing quantity you determined in part (C), calculate Brody's profit or loss. Show your work.
e. Brody also produces saxophones at a profit in a perfectly competitive market. Draw a correctly labeled gra for Brody's firm showing the following at a market price of $200.
i Brody's profit-maximizing quantity of saxophones
ii. Brody's loss, completely shaded

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Advanced enterprises reports year-end information from 2018 as follows: sales (160,250 units) $968,000 cost of goods sold 641,000 gross margin 327,000 operating expenses 263,000 operating income $64,000 advanced is developing the 2019 budget. in 2019 the company would like to increase selling prices by 14.5%, and as a result expects a decrease in sales volume of 9%. all other operating expenses are expected to remain constant. assume that cost of goods sold is a variable cost and that operating expenses are a fixed cost. should advanced increase the selling price in 2019?

“strategy, plans, and budgets are unrelated to one another.” do you agree? explain. explain how the manager’s choice of the type of responsibility center (cost, revenue, profit, or investment) affects the behavior of other employees.