Again, we can just take this step by step:
0CBQ* = Total Cost
0PAQ* = Total Revenue
CPAB = Profit
DCBE = Fixed Cost
0DEQ* = Variable Cost

5. If the firm shown in Figure 2 is producing Q* units of output, its total costs are represented by:

  1. the area equal to 0CBQ*.
  2. the area equal to 0DEQ*. The area defined by the points 0DEQ* is total variable cost.
  3. the area equal to CPAB. The area defined by the points CPAB is profit.
  4. 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.
  5. the area equal to DPAE. The area defined by the points DPAE is profit + fixed cost.
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