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Micro Econ

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Definition
show Relationship between quantity of inputs and quantity of output  
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show Study of how firms' decisions about prices and quantities depend on the market conditions they face  
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show TR-TC  
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show PQ  
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show Amount a firm receives for the sale of its output  
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Total Cost   show
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show Input costs that require an outlay of money by the firm  
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show Input costs that do not require an outlay of money by the firm; ignored by accountants  
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TC   show
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Economic Profit   show
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show TR-TEC; usually larger than economic profit  
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Fixed Input   show
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show An input whose quantity the firm can vary at any time  
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show The time period in which all inputs can be varied  
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show The time period in which at least one input is fixed  
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show fixed input  
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show varied in the short run  
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Marginal Product   show
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show Delta Q/ Delta L  
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Marginal product of an input declines   show
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show as more inputs are being used  
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show The increase in the quantity of output when you increase the quantity of that input by one unit  
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show TC  
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Total-cost curve   show
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Average fixed cost; AFC   show
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show VC/Q  
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Average Total Cost; ATC   show
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show If total cost is divided evenly over all the units produced  
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show Delta TC / Delta Q  
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show From producing an additional unit of output  
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show because of diminishing marginal product  
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show Always declines as output rises  
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show Typically rises as output increase because of diminishing marginal product  
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show At quantity that minimizes average total cost  
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show Quantity of output that minimizes ATC  
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show average total cost is falling  
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MC > ATC   show
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@ Minimum   show
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show with the quantity of output  
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Average-total-cost curve   show
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show Flatter than short run cost curves  
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show Lie on or above the long-run cost curves  
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Increasing returns to scale   show
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show When long run average total cost increases as output increases  
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show When long run average total cost is constant as output increases; Increasing coordination problems  
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