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Cost Curves of Microeconomics

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Quiz 2 Name: Zeeshan Haider ARID Number: 20-ARID-2127

Q: differentataiate the following cost curves?

Name Abbrevatio Defination Axis On Graph Shape Slope


n
The Average Cost is the
per unit cost of
Average x-axis (quantity)
AC production obtained by U Shape Upward
Cost y-axis (price)
dividing the total cost by
the total output.
Total cost sums
x-axis (quantity)
Total Cost TC all expenses paid to U shape upward
y-axis (price)
produce a product.
A variable cost is a cost
Variable that changes in relation x-axis (quantity)
VC U shape upward
Cost to variations in a business y-axis (price)
activity.
Marginal cost is the p
change in the total cost MC
that arises when the x-axis (quantity)
Marginal MC upward
quantity produced is y-axis (price) q
curve
incremented by one
additional unit.
Average total cost is total
Average x-axis (quantity)
ATC cost divided by the U shape downward
Total Cost y-axis (price)
quantity of output.
Average variable
Average
cost obtained when x-axis (quantity)
Variable AVC U shape upward
variable cost is divided by y-axis (price)
Cost
quantity of output.
Q2:

Write the condition of intersection of cost curve also draw their graph.

The marginal cost curve and the average variable cost curve intersect at the lowest point of the average variable cost curve.

The point of intersection between the MC and AC curves is also the minimum of the AC curve.

MC

AVC

ATC

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