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According to the definition of profit, if a profit-maximizing firm will always attempt to produce its desired level of output at the lowest possible cost, then it will
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do so regardless of what type of competition exists in a market.
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I'MABigCorp. produces and sells kitchen wares. Last year, it produced 7,000 can openers and sold each one for $6. To produce the 7,000 can openers, the company incurred variable costs of $28,000 and a total cost of $45,000. I'MABIGCorp.'s average fixed cost to produce the 7,000 can openers was
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$2.43
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The marginal cost curve is generally __, because diminishing marginal returns implies that additional units are ____.
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upward-sloping; more costly to produce
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Whatever the firm's quantity of production, _ must exceed total costs if it is to earn a profit.
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total revenue
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If a firm earns normal profit, then it has generated revenues
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equal to the sum of implicit and explicit costs.