New Technology in the 1990s Required More Efficient Business Processes

question 135

Short Answer

New technology in the 1990s required more efficient business processes, which led to the creation of a new systems development specialty called ________.

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Definitions:

Average Total Cost

is the total cost of production (fixed and variable costs combined) divided by the quantity of output produced.

Economic Profits

Represents the difference between a firm's total revenues and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs.

Monopolistically Competitive

A type of market organization where a large number of enterprises sell products that are closely related but not exact replicas, enabling these firms to possess a measure of market control.

Purely Competitive

A market structure characterized by a large number of buyers and sellers, homogenous products, and the ease of entry and exit, leading to price determination by the market.