Question

Every Friday night, Gustavo pays $39.99 to eat nothing but crab legs at the all-you-can-eat seafood buffet at the M Resort in Las Vegas. On average, he consumes 28 crab legs each Friday. What is the average cost of each crab leg to Gustavo? What is the marginal cost of an additional crab leg?

Answer 1

Average price for crab leg= $1.428

Marginal cost for extra crab leg= $0

Step-by-step explanation:

Gustavo pays $39.99 for crab legs

Eats 28 crab legs on Fridays

To get the average price of crab legs divide the total price by the number of crab legs.

Average price= Total price/Number of legs

Average price = 39.99/28

Average price= $1.428

The marginal cost of an extra crab legs is the cost of producing an extra crab leg for Gustavo.

Since Gustavo only eats 28 crab legs and no more

Marginal cost for extra crab leg= $0