Which of the Following Costs Can Be Positive When Output

question 127

Multiple Choice

Which of the following costs can be positive when output is zero?

• A) average variable cost
• B) total variable cost
• C) marginal cost
• D) total fixed cost
• E) None of the above because when output is zero there are no costs.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is observed and measured to see how it is influenced by the independent variable.

Correlation Coefficient

A numerical measure that indicates the extent of a linear relationship between two variables, ranging from -1 to 1.

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated or changed to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

In statistical modeling, this is the variable being tested and measured, often considered the outcome variable that researchers are interested in explaining or predicting.