6. Standardized Test Practice Last quarter, Jamal Williams had the followin expenditures: January: $1,875; February: $1,643; March: $2,173. His expen 1.5 times his expenses for February. His expenses for May equal his averag expenditures for January through March. What is Williams' average month April through May

Afirm produces a product in a competitive industry and has a total cost function (tc) of tc(q) = 60 + 10q + 2q2 and a marginal cost function (mc) of mc(q) = 10 + 4q. at the given market price (p) of $20, the firm is producing 5.00 units of output. is the firm maximizing profit? no what quantity of output should the firm produce in the long run? the firm should produce unit s) of output. (enter your response as an integer.)

The owners of backstreets italian restaurant are considering starting a delivery service forpizza and their other italian dishes in the small college town where they are located. theycan purchase a used delivery van and have it painted with their name and logo for $21,500.they can hire part-time drivers who will work in the evenings from 5 p. m. to 10 p. m. for$8 per hour. the drivers are mostly college students who study at the restaurant when theyare not making deliveries. during the day, there are so few deliveries that the regular employeescan handle them. the owners estimate that the van will last 5 years (365 days per year)before it has to be replaced and that each delivery will cost about $1.35 in gas and othermaintenance costs (including tires, oil, scheduled service, they also estimate that onaverage each delivery order will cost $15 for direct labor and ingredients to prepare andpackage, and will generate $34 in revenue. a. how many delivery orders must backstreets make each month in order for the service to break even? b. the owners believe that if they have approximately the break-even number of deliveries during the week, they will at least double that number on fridays, saturdays, and sundays. if that’s the case, how much profit will they make, at a minimum, from their delivery service each month (4 weeks per month)?

By 2020, automobile market analysts expect that the demand for electric autos will increase as buyers become more familiar with the technology. however, the costs of producing electric autos may increase because of higher costs for inputs (e. g., rare earth elements), or they may decrease as the manufacturers learn better assembly methods (i. e., learning by doing). what is the expected impact of these changes on the equilibrium price and quantity for electric autos?