times the number of workers it employs We can use the information given by the total product curve, together with the wage, to compute Acme’s total variable costs We know from Figure 8.1 "Acme Clothing’s Total Product Curve" that Acme requires worker working day to produce jacket The total variable cost of a jacket thus equals $100 Three units of labor produce jackets per day; the total variable cost of jackets equals $300 Figure 8.4 "Computing Variable Costs" shows Acme’s total variable costs for producing each of the output levels given in Figure 8.1 "Acme Clothing’s Total Product Curve" Figure 8.4 "Computing Variable Costs" gives us costs for several quantities of jackets, but we need a bit more detail We know, for example, that jackets have a total variable cost of $300 What is the total variable cost of jackets? Figure 8.4 Computing Variable Costs Attributed to Libby Rittenberg and Timothy Tregarthen Saylor URL: http://www.saylor.org/books/ Saylor.org 425