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Winchell wrote a contract that involves two performance obligations. Product A has a stand-alone selling price of $50, and product B has a stand-alone selling price of $100. The price for the combined product is $120. How much of the transaction price would be allocated to the performance obligation for delivering product A? (Do not round intermediate calculation.)

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$50.
$40.
$30.
$20.

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Final answer:

The question involves calculating revenue, costs, and the profit-maximizing quantity for Doggies Paradise Inc. Total revenue, marginal revenue, total cost, and marginal cost are calculated for output levels 1 through 5. The profit-maximizing quantity is found where marginal revenue equals marginal cost.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question involves revenue and cost analysis in a perfectly competitive market, specifically for a firm named Doggies Paradise Inc. selling winter coats for dogs. Here's how to perform the calculation and analysis:

  1. Calculate total revenue (TR) by multiplying the number of units sold by the market price. Since the market price is $72 for each dog coat, TR equals $72 times the number of units.
  2. Calculate marginal revenue (MR). In a perfectly competitive market, the MR is equal to the constant market price, which in this case is $72.
  3. Calculate total cost (TC), which is the sum of fixed costs and total variable costs for each output level. Fixed costs are $100 for all levels of output.
  4. Calculate marginal cost (MC) for each additional unit produced by taking the difference in total cost when one more unit is produced.
  5. Determine the profit maximizing quantity, which is where MR equals MC, since producing beyond this point would result in losses.

The information provided has a mistake in price, referring to both $72 and $25, which needs to be clarified. The correct calculations must be based on the accurate market price.

Note: The given text includes an example with a price of $25/unit; however, it seems to be a typographical error, as it contradicts the market price of $72/unit provided in the main information.

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