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Micro 3.2-Cost Terms-Video Choice and Cost Sort

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7 SR Cost Curves

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Question 1

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Question 2

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Categorize the cost term with Totals and Q output.

=All costs of these type DO NOT change.

=All Costs at a given output.

=TFC/AFC

Is a subcomponent of TC that increases as Q increases.

Stands for Total Variable Cost

=Q*ATC

Stands for Total Fixed Cost

=Q*AFC

=TC/ATC

Stands for Total Cost

=Q*AVC

=TFC+TVC

=Sum of TFC and TVC

Is related to things such as labor.

Is constant

=TVC/AVC

TFC

TVC

TC

Qoutput

Categorize the Average Cost Terms and Marginal Cost

=Change in the firm's TC when it produces another unit of output.

=Total Cost PER UNIT OF OUTPUT.

Stands for Average Variable Cost

=TVC / Q

=TFC / Q

=Sum of two average costs that first falls then rises.

ALWAYS falls as Q rises.

=ATC-AFC

=TC/Q

=Variable Cost PER UNIT OF OUTPUT

=AFC+AVC

=Change in TVC from an extra unit of output.

=Δ TVC / Δ Q

=ATC-AVC

Stands for Marginal Cost

Stands for Average Fixed Cost

=Δ TC / Δ Q

=Fixed Cost PER UNIT OF OUTPUT

Stands for Average Total Cost

Is a subcomponent of ATC that first falls then rises.

AFC

AVC

ATC

MC