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A Firm Operating in a Perfectly Competitive Industry Will Continue

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A firm operating in a perfectly competitive industry will continue to operate in the short run but earn losses if the market price is less than that firm's average variable cost but greater than the firm's average fixed cost.


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Marginal Rate

Often refers to the additional rate of tax that applies to each extra dollar of income or the additional rate of return.

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A condition where no individual or preference criterion can be better off without making at least one individual or preference criterion worse off, representing an optimum allocation of resources.

Labor

The human effort, including physical and mental capabilities, used in the production of goods and services.

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