MAP QUESTIONS Instructions:  Choose the Letter on the Accompanying Map of the Map

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Short Answer

MAP QUESTIONS
Instructions:  Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the South that correctly identifies each of the following:
 
South Carolina

Identify the characteristics and outcomes of constant-cost, increasing-cost, and decreasing-cost industries in the long run.

Determine the factors that lead to changes in industry size in the long run including economic profits and losses.

Understand the significance of economic profits and normal profits in the decision-making process of firms in purely competitive markets.

Describe the relationship between market demand, economic profits/losses, and industry adjustments in the long run.

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Definitions:

Output Increases

A rise in the quantity of goods or services produced by a firm or economy.

Scale of Operations

The size or level at which a company or plant is operating, indicating its capacity to produce goods or services.

Average Cost Curve

A graphical depiction showing the cost per unit of output at different levels of production, reflecting the variability in total cost over volume.

Positive Profit

A financial gain that occurs when the revenues received from business activities exceed the expenses, costs, and taxes needed to sustain the activity.