How Does the Study of Microeconomics Differ from That of Macroeconomics

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Essay

How does the study of microeconomics differ from that of macroeconomics? Give one example each of an issue studied in microeconomics and in macroeconomics.

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Definitions:

Price

The amount of money expected, required, or given in exchange for something else.

Quantity

The amount or number of a material or immaterial good considered as a unit or in total.

Long-Run Cost Diagram

A graphical representation that shows how the costs incurred by a firm change over time with varying levels of output when all inputs are variable.

Average Cost

The expense per unit, resulting from dividing the aggregate cost of production by the total units produced.