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The cost of a firm has increased from Rs. 6767 to Rs. 8080 when the units of cotton production rose from 88 to 99. Calculate the marginal cost of a firm?

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

Option 1 -> Rs. 80 is the final total cost, not the marginal cost.

Option 2 -> Rs. 13 is the change in total cost when production increases by 1 unit, which is the marginal cost.

Option 3 -> Rs. 536 does not correspond to any relevant calculation in this problem.

Option 4 -> Rs. 720 does not correspond to any relevant calculation in this problem.


Hence, Option 2: Rs. 13 -> Marginal Cost (MC) is calculated as the change in total cost divided by the change in quantity. Here, MC = (80 - 67) / (9 - 8) = 13 / 1 = Rs. 13. This represents the additional cost incurred to produce one more unit of cotton. -> correct

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