Again, we can just take this step by step:
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0CBQ* = Total Cost |
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0PAQ* = Total Revenue |
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CPAB = Profit |
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DCBE = Fixed Cost |
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0DEQ* = Variable Cost |
5. If the firm shown in Figure 2 is producing Q* units of output, its total costs are represented by:
- the area equal to 0CBQ*.
- the area equal to 0DEQ*. The area defined by the points 0DEQ* is total variable cost.
- the area equal to CPAB. The area defined by the points CPAB is profit.
- the area equal to DCBE. The area defined by the points DCBE turns out to be fixed cost, which is the difference between total variable cost and total cost.
- the area equal to DPAE. The area defined by the points DPAE is profit + fixed cost.
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