What Does the Slope of a Straight Line Equal? How

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What does the slope of a straight line equal? How is the slope of a curved line calculated at a point on the curve?

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Definitions:

Variable Cost

Costs that vary in total with changes in the level of production or other business activities.

Market Price

The existing cost for purchasing or selling an asset or service on the open market.

Purely Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, all of whom sell identical products, which results in the agents having no control over prices.

Economic Profit

The difference between a firm's total revenue and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs.