Total Cost Refers to

question 134

Multiple Choice

Total cost refers to

• A) the sum of the expenses of the firm that are stable and do not change with the quantity of a product that is produced and sold.
• B) the change in expenses that results from producing and marketing one additional unit of a product.
• C) the average amount of money received for selling one unit of a product or simply the price of that unit.
• D) the sum of the expenses of the firm that vary directly with the quantity of a product that is produced and sold.
• E) the total expense incurred by a firm in producing and marketing a product, which equals the sum of fixed cost and variable cost.

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Definitions:

Rent

Payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in exchange for the use of land, a building, or another property.

MRP

The additional revenue produced by increasing one unit of a production input, emphasizing the productivity aspect in revenue generation.

Factor of Production

Resources used in the creation of goods or services, commonly categorized into land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship.

Wage Rate

Remuneration paid by employers to employees for their labor, calculated on an hourly or annual basis, a key factor in employment decisions.