Attempts 0 0 Keep the Highest 0/4 5. Costs in the short run versus in the long run Scooter's Scooters is a large American manufacturer of electric scooters operating out of Detroit. Currently, the company produces all of its scooters using a single manufacturing facility, its factory in town. Recently, management has been considering expanding operations to one or two additional factories. The following table presents the manufacturer's monthly short-run average total cost (SRATC) for various levels of production if it operates out of one, two, or three factories. (Note: Q equals the total quantity of scooters produced by all factories.) Average Total Cost (Dollars per scooter) Number of Factories Q = 50 Q = 100 Q 150 Q = 200 Q = 250 Q = 300 1 140 60 40 80 160 320 2 230 110 40 40 110 230 3 320 160 80 40 60 140 Suppose Scooter's Scooters is currently producing 300 scooters per month in its only factory. Its short-run average total cost is $ per scooter. Suppose Scooter's Scooters is expecting to produce 300 scooters per month for several years. In this case, in the long run, it would choose to produce scooters using
Attempts 0 0 Keep the Highest 0/4 5. Costs in the short run versus in the long run Scooter's Scooters is a large American manufacturer of electric scooters operating out of Detroit. Currently, the company produces all of its scooters using a single manufacturing facility, its factory in town. Recently, management has been considering expanding operations to one or two additional factories. The following table presents the manufacturer's monthly short-run average total cost (SRATC) for various levels of production if it operates out of one, two, or three factories. (Note: Q equals the total quantity of scooters produced by all factories.) Average Total Cost (Dollars per scooter) Number of Factories Q = 50 Q = 100 Q 150 Q = 200 Q = 250 Q = 300 1 140 60 40 80 160 320 2 230 110 40 40 110 230 3 320 160 80 40 60 140 Suppose Scooter's Scooters is currently producing 300 scooters per month in its only factory. Its short-run average total cost is $ per scooter. Suppose Scooter's Scooters is expecting to produce 300 scooters per month for several years. In this case, in the long run, it would choose to produce scooters using
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