Instructions: Explain/Define the Following Terms

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Essay

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
Bartolomeu Dias

Analyze short-run and long-run decisions for firms under perfect competition.

Identify the conditions under which a firm should continue to operate, shut down, or exit the industry.

Understand the relationship between market prices, average variable cost (AVC), and average total cost (ATC).

Explain the significance of economic profits, normal profits, and losses to firm behavior and industry entry or exit.

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Definitions:

Consumer Surplus

The difference between the total amount that consumers are willing to pay and the actual amount they pay for a good or service.

Equilibrium Quantity

The quantity of goods or services that is supplied and demanded at the equilibrium price in a market.

Car Market

The industry related to the manufacturing, selling, and buying of automobiles.

Allocative Efficiency

A state of the economy in which production represents consumer preferences; every good or service is distributed to yield the highest aggregate utility.