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Sherry Rasul
on Nov 16, 2024
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A firm operating in a perfectly competitive industry will continue to operate in the short run but earn losses if the market price is less than that firm's average total cost but greater than the firm's average variable cost.
Average Total Cost
The total cost of production divided by the quantity of output, encompassing both fixed and variable costs.
Average Variable Cost
The cost per unit of production that varies with the level of output, calculated by dividing the total variable costs by the number of units produced.
- Gain insight into the prerequisites for an entity to sustain or cease its production operations in the short-term period.
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Learning Objectives
- Gain insight into the prerequisites for an entity to sustain or cease its production operations in the short-term period.