Briefly Explain How the Cost of Excess Capacity Is Taken

question 29

Essay

Briefly explain how the cost of excess capacity is taken into consideration.

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Definitions:

Price

The amount of money required to purchase a good or service, usually determined by supply and demand in the market.

Marginal Rates Of Substitution

The rate at which a consumer is willing to substitute one good for another while maintaining the same level of utility or satisfaction.

Equilibrium

A state in an economic model where demand equals supply, meaning there is no incentive for change in the market situation.

Marginal Rates Of Transformation

The rate at which one good has to be sacrificed to produce an additional unit of another good, holding technology constant.