Finally, of course, Fixed Cost can also decrease which we show to the right as a shift down and to the left of the ATC curve.

   As before, the effect on Average Total Cost of a reduction in Fixed Cost is greater at lower levels of output than higher levels because AFC falls as output increases.

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