The Short-Run Total Cost Curve Is the Sum of Which

question 79

Multiple Choice

The short-run total cost curve is the sum of which two components?

• A)Short-run and long-run
• B)Total variable cost curve and total fixed cost curve
• C)Average cost curve and marginal cost curve
• D)Economies of scale and economies of scope

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Definitions:

Limit Pricing

A strategy where a firm sets the price of its product low enough to deter new entrants into the market.

Game Theory

The study of how people behave in strategic situations in which individuals must take into account not only their own possible actions but also the possible reactions of others. Originally developed to analyze the best ways to play games like poker and chess.

Strategic Behavior

Self-interested economic actions that take into account the expected reactions of others.

Dominant Strategy

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