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name of the elasticity measure indicating the responsiveness of demand for a product to its own price changes
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price of elasticity of demand
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name of the elasticity measure indicating the responsiveness of demand to another good's price change
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cross price elasticity of demand
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name of the elasticity measure indicating the responsiveness of demand to a change in household income
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income elasticity of demand
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term used to describe the type of good that has a negative cross price elasticity of demand with another good, like water
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complement
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term used to describe the type of good that has a negative income elasticity of demand with another good, like water
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inferior
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the percentage change in demand for Gatorade if the price elasticity demand is .5 and price of gatorade falls by 10%
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+5%
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of positive, negative, or zero, the value of the marginal revenue when demand is elastic
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positive
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of increase, decrease, or stay the same, the effect of an increase in price on total revenue in an industry if the price elasticity of demand is 1.5
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decrease
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of elastic or inelastic this describes demand at the profit maximizing monopoly price
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elastic
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term used to describe the additional output caused by an increase in labor input
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marginal product (of labor)
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term used to describe the feature in production wherein the additional output caused by an increase in labor input decreases as the labor input grows
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diminishing marginal product
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term used to describe the total fixed cost divided by the total output of a firm
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average fixed cost
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term used to describe the total cost divided by the total output of a firm
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average total cost
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term used to describe the change in revenue for an additional unit of sales
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marginal revenue
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term used to describe the change in total cost for an additional unit of output
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marginal cost
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this cost curve crosses the average total cost curve at its minimum value
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marginal cost
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this cost curve crosses the average variable cost curve at its minimum value
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marginal cost
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of economies of scale, diseconomies of scale, or constant return scale, this prevails for a firm whose average total cost is rising at the current level of output
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diseconomies of scale
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of economies of scale, diseconomies of scale, or constant return scale, this prevails for a firm whose average total cost is falling at the current level of output
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economies of scale
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of economies of scale, diseconomies of scale, or constant return scale, this prevails when productivity improves with a greater division of labor
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economies of scale
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of economies of scale, diseconomies of scale, or constant return scale, this prevails for a firm whose average total cost is less than its marginal cost at the current level of output
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diseconomies of scale
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of economies of scale, diseconomies of scale, or constant return scale, this prevails for a firm whose average total cost is greater than its marginal cost at the current level of output
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economies of scale
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name given to the business practice of charging different prices to different customers for economy seats on an airplane
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price discrimination
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this type of firm has the power to determine both the quantity it produces and the price it charges
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monopoly
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an equation describing how a monopoly firm will choose output so as to maximize profit
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set MR=MC
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term used to describe a monopoly that arises because one firm can produce a product for the whole market at a lower cost than several firms can supply part of the market
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natural monopoly
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term used to describe the rights protected by governments on products such as pharmaceuticals, book, films, and music CDs
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intellectual property
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same given to a game in which the profit-seeking players choose an outcome that is inferior to another possible outcome
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prisoner's dilemma
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of increase, decrease, or stay the same, this is the effect on the profit of a once-monopoly firm when another firm enters and competes in a market
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decrease
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of increase, decrease, or stay the same, this is the effect on total consumer surplus when a second firm enters and competed in a market
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increase
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of increase, decrease, or stay the same, this is the effect on total market welfare when a second firm enters and competes in a market
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increase