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A Contagious Run, or Bank Panic, Differs from a Run

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A contagious run, or bank panic, differs from a run on a bank in that a contagious run involves loss of faith in the entire banking system as opposed to just one bank.


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Economic Profits

The difference between a firm’s total revenue and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, indicating the financial success beyond breaking even.

Profit-maximizing Firm

A business whose goal is to achieve the highest possible financial gain by adjusting production and pricing strategies based on market conditions.

Price-taker Market

A market situation where individual sellers or buyers have no influence over the price of a product, accepting the prevailing market price as given.

Marginal Cost Curve

A graphical representation showing how the cost to produce one additional unit changes as more units are produced.

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