Micro Key Terms - Theory of the Firm

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Short Run
The period of time in which at least one of the factors of production is fixed.
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Long Run
The period of time in which all the factors of production are variable.
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Short Run Total Product
Shows how the quantity of output that a firm produces depends on the quantity of a variable input.
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Marginal Product
Additional quantity of output that is produced by using one more unit of that input.
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Average Product
Average quantity of output that is produced by using one unit of that input.
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Marginal Cost
The additional total cost a firm has to pay to produce an extra unit of output.
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Average Cost
Average total cost a firm has to pay to produce each of its units of output.
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Total Revenue
Total income earned by a producer from selling its good/ service to consumers.
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Average Revenue
The amount of income that a producer receives from selling each of unit of its good/ service.
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Marginal Revenue
The additional income that a producer earns from selling an extra unit of its good/ service.
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The period of time in which all the factors of production are variable.

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Long Run

Card 3

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Shows how the quantity of output that a firm produces depends on the quantity of a variable input.

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Card 4

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Additional quantity of output that is produced by using one more unit of that input.

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Card 5

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Average quantity of output that is produced by using one unit of that input.

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