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fixed cost
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the cost that a business incurs even if the plant is idle and output is zero
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overhead
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total fixed cost
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variable cost
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a cost that changes when the business rate of operation or output changes.
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total cost
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the sum of the fixed and variable costs
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marginal cost
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the extra cost incurred when a business produces one additional unit of a product
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e-commerce
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electronic business or exchange conducted over the internet.
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total revenue
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the number of units sold multiplied by the average price per unit
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marginal revenue
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the extra revenue associated with the production and sale of one additional unit of output
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marginal analysis
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a type of cost-benefit decision making that compares the extra benefits to the extra costs of an action
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break-even point
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the total output or total product the business needs to sell in order to cover its total costs
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profit maximizing quantity of output
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the situation that exists when marginal costs and marginal revenue are equal