chapter five
Across
- 6. level of production where marginal cost is equal to marginal revenue
- 8. production level where total cost equals total revenue; production needed if the firm is to recover its cost
- 10. graphic portrayal showing how a change in the amount of a single variable input affects the total output
- 12. supply curve that shows the quantities offered at various prices by all firms that sell the same product in given markets
- 17. extra cost of producing on an additional unit
- 20. amount of a product a producer or seller would be willing to offer for sale at all possible prices in the market at a given point in time
- 21. cost of production that do not change the output
- 25. production period long enough to change the amount of variable and fixed inputs used in production
- 26. responsiveness of quantity supplied to a change in price
- 27. average price that every unit of output sells
- 28. electronic business or exchange conducted over internet
Down
- 1. different amounts offered for sale at each and every possible price in the market; shift of the supply curve
- 2. specific amount offered for sale at a given price; point on the supply curve
- 3. broad category of fixed costs that include interest, rent, taxes, and executive salaries
- 4. extra revenue from the sale of one additional unit of output
- 5. change in the amount offered for sale in response to a price change; movement along the supply curve
- 7. phases of production that consist of increasing, decreasing, and negative returns
- 9. sum of variable cost plus fixed cost; all costs associated with the production
- 11. total output or production by a firm
- 13. a table showing the quantities that would be produced or offered for sale at each and every possible price in the market at a given point or time
- 14. principle that more will be offered for sale at higher prices than at lower prices
- 15. production period so short that only variable inputs (usually labor) can be changed
- 16. extra output due to the addition of one more unit of input
- 18. a graph that shows the quantities supplied at each and every possible price in the market
- 19. total amount earned by a firm from the sale of its products, the average price of goods sold items quantity sold
- 22. stage of production where output increases at a decreasing rate as more units of a variable input are added
- 23. government payment to encourage or protect a certain economic activity
- 24. production cost that varies as output changes labor, energy, and raw materials