Question

Suppose a publisher faces the following costs of producing 10,000 newspapers each month: $5,500 cost of labor; $2,200 monthly mortgage payment; $250 cost of electricity to run the printing presses; $800 for ink and paper; and $200 in city property taxes (based on the value of the building and land). Its total variable costs are:

Answer 1

Variable cost = $6,550

Step-by-step explanation:

Variable cost is the cost incurred during the production process that changes with quantity of goods produced. For example labor, machine operating cost, and raw materials.

The other type of cost is variable cost that does not change with volume of production, but rather remains constant. For example rent, tax, and so on.

In the given instance the costs that are variable are cost of labor, cost of electricity to run printing presses, and cost of ink for paper.

Monthly mortgage and property tax are fixed cost that must be paid regardless of production volume.

variable cost = $5,500 + $800 + $250

Variable cost = $6,550