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What Is the Marginal Cost Associated with Producing Three Units

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What is the marginal cost associated with producing three units of the control variable,Q (identify point E in the table) ?
 Control  Variable  Total  Benefits  Total  Costs  Net  Benefits  Marginal  Benefit  Marginal  Cost  Marginal  Net Benefit QB(Q) C(Q) N(Q) M(Q) M(Q) MNB(Q) 0000190010080090010080021,700300C80020060032,4006001,800700E4004A1,0002,00060040020053,5001,5002,000500500F63,9002,1001,800D60020074,2002,8001,40030070040084,400B80020080060094,5004,5000100900800104,5005,5001,00001,0001000\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline \begin{array}{c}\text { Control } \\\text { Variable }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Total } \\\text { Benefits }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Total } \\\text { Costs }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Net } \\\text { Benefits }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Marginal } \\\text { Benefit }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Marginal } \\\text { Cost }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Marginal } \\\text { Net Benefit }\end{array} \\\hline Q & B(Q) & C(Q) & N(Q) & \boldsymbol{M}(Q) & \boldsymbol{M}(Q) & M N B(Q) \\\hline 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & -- & -- & -- \\\hline 1 & 900 & 100 & 800 & 900 & 100 & 800 \\\hline 2 & 1,700 & 300 & C & 800 & 200 & 600 \\\hline 3 & 2,400 & 600 & 1,800 & 700 & E & 400 \\\hline 4 & A & 1,000 & 2,000 & 600 & 400 & 200 \\\hline 5 & 3,500 & 1,500 & 2,000 & 500 & 500 & F \\\hline 6 & 3,900 & 2,100 & 1,800 & D & 600 & -200 \\\hline 7 & 4,200 & 2,800 & 1,400 & 300 & 700 & -400 \\\hline 8 & 4,400 & B & 800 & 200 & 800 & -600 \\\hline 9 & 4,500 & 4,500 & 0 & 100 & 900 & -800 \\\hline 10 & 4,500 & 5,500 & -1,000 & 0 & 1,000 & -1000 \\\hline\end{array}


A) 50
B) 100
C) 200
D) 300

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