DigiWatch plans to open a new production facility to produce digital watches. Based on previous experience, the firm estimates that the fixed costs of the plant will be $366,000 per year, and that average variable cost will be: AVC = 7.00 + .002Q.
(a) Compute the total cost and average cost for the first year of production at an output of 6,000 watches.
(b) In the second year of production, DigiWatch revamped its assembly operations to improve efficiency. The firm produced 8,000 watches at a total cost of $498,000. How much did the revamp reduce average cost in the second year?

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DigiWatch plans to open a new production facility to produce digital watches. Based on previous experience, the firm estimates that the fixed costs of the plant will be $366,000 per year, and that average variable cost will be: AVC = 7.00 + .002Q.
(a) Compute the total cost and average cost for the first year of production at an output of 6,000 watches.
(b) In the second year of production, DigiWatch revamped its assembly operations to improve efficiency. The firm produced 8,000 watches at a total cost of $498,000. How much  did the revamp reduce average cost in the second year?

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The Answer of DigiWatch plans to open a new production facility to produce digital watches. Based on previous experience, the firm estimates that the fixed costs of the plant will be $366,000 per year, and that average variable cost will be: AVC = 7.00 + .002Q.
(a) Compute the total cost and average cost for the first year of production at an output of 6,000 watches.
(b) In the second year of production, DigiWatch revamped its assembly operations to improve efficiency. The firm produced 8,000 watches at a total cost of $498,000. How much  did the revamp reduce average cost in the second year?

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