The Total Expense Incurred by a Firm in Producing and Marketing

question 225

Multiple Choice

The total expense incurred by a firm in producing and marketing a product, which equals the sum of fixed cost and variable cost, is referred to as

• A) overhead cost.
• B) total cost.
• C) unit cost.
• D) average cost.
• E) marginal cost.

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Definitions:

Short-Run Average Total Cost Curve

A graphical representation that shows how the average total cost of production changes as the quantity produced changes in the short run.

Spreading Effect

The process by which increased investment leads to greater levels of income and consumption.

Diminishing Returns

A rule indicating that after reaching a specific threshold, further investments in a given sector will not yield higher profits at the same rate if all other factors stay unchanged.

Marginal Cost

The heightened expense incurred by fabricating an extra unit of a product or service.