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Average cost

In economics, average cost (AC) or unit cost is equal to total cost (TC) divided by the number of units of a good produced (the output Q):

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Short-run average cost

Long-run average cost

Relationship to marginal cost

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Average cost

Nodes34
Edges33
Triples16
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.058824
Components1

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Average cost

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related to Long-run average cost · 4
Average cost → Long-run, Most, The, U-shaped
related to Relationship between AC, AFC, AVC and MC · 4
Average cost → AFC, Marginal Cost, The Average Fixed Cost, The Average Variable Cost
related to Short-run average cost · 4
Average cost → An, Labor, Marginal, Short-run
is a · 2
Average cost → important factor in determining how businesses will choose to price their products, unit cost of producing a certain output when all inputs
related to Relationship to marginal cost · 2
Average cost → Other, When

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cost average marginal curve costs production fixed long-run output scale variable minimum firm high economies ac quantity increasing levels unit

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Average costis aimportant factor in determining how businesses will choose to price their products0.90text
Average costis aunit cost of producing a certain output when all inputs0.90text
Average costrelated to Long-run average costLong-run0.60section
Average costrelated to Long-run average costThe0.60section
Average costrelated to Long-run average costMost0.60section
Average costrelated to Long-run average costU-shaped0.60section
Average costrelated to Relationship between AC, AFC, AVC and MCThe Average Fixed Cost0.60section
Average costrelated to Relationship between AC, AFC, AVC and MCAFC0.60section
Average costrelated to Relationship between AC, AFC, AVC and MCThe Average Variable Cost0.60section
Average costrelated to Relationship between AC, AFC, AVC and MCMarginal Cost0.60section
Average costrelated to Relationship to marginal costWhen0.60section
Average costrelated to Relationship to marginal costOther0.60section

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