In a slow year, Deutsche Burgers will produce 2 million hamburgers at a total cost of $3.5

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In a slow year, Deutsche Burgers will produce 2 million hamburgers at a total cost of $3.5 million. In a good year, it can produce 4 million hamburgers at a total cost of $4.5 million.

a. What is the average cost per burger when the firm produces 1 million hamburgers?

b. What is average cost when the firm produces 2 million hamburgers?

c. Why is average cost lower when more burgers are produced?

Production 2.00million
Total cost $ 3.50million
Production Capacity 4.00million
Total cost  $ 4.50million
Production (a) 1.00million
Production (b) 2.00million
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 978-0078034640

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Authors: Richard Brealey, Stewart Myers, Alan Marcus

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