The Price a Firm Charges for a Good or Service

question 79

Multiple Choice

The price a firm charges for a good or service is typically less than the value placed on that good or service by the customer.This is because the consumer captures some of that value in the form of what economists call _____.

• A)firm value
• B)a consumer surplus
• C)customer loyalty
• D)firm deficit

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Definitions:

Average-Total-Cost Curve

A curve that shows the average total cost of production at different levels of output, typically U-shaped due to economies and diseconomies of scale.

Average-Total-Cost Curve

A graphical representation showing how the average total cost of producing a good changes as the quantity produced changes.

Average-Fixed-Cost

The fixed costs of production divided by the quantity of output produced; it decreases as production increases.

Average-Variable-Cost

The total variable cost divided by the quantity of output produced.