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suppose you have a production technology that can be characterized by a learning curve. Every time you increase production by one unit, your marginal cost decreases by $4. There are no fixed costs, and the first unit costs you $76 to produce.

Use the given information to fill in the marginal cost of each unit, as well as the total cost and average cost of each level of output.

Quantity

Marginal Cost

Total Cost

Average Cost

(Units)

($)

($)

($/unit)

1$76$76$7623456

Suppose you receive a request for proposal (RFP) on a project for three units.

Your break-even price for three units is.

Suppose that if you get the contract, you estimate that you can win another project for two more units.

The break-even price for those next two units alone is