Cost - Crossword
Across
- 2. the additional cost of producing one more unit; mathematically, MC=ΔTC/ΔLMC=ΔTC/ΔL
- 3. factors of production that can’t be easily increased or decreased in a short period of time
- 6. the sum of fixed and variable costs of production
- 7. variable cost divided by the quantity of output
- 8. opportunity cost of resources already owned by the firm and used in business, for example, expanding a factory onto land already owned
- 9. the average total cost curve in the short term; shows the total of the average fixed costs and the average variable costs
- 11. synonym for a firm’s output
- 12. factors of production that a firm can easily increase or decrease in a short period of time
Down
- 1. cost of production that increases with the quantity produced; the cost of the variable inputs
- 4. cost of the fixed inputs; expenditure that a firm must make before production starts and that does not change regardless of the production level
- 5. total cost divided by the quantity of output
- 10. period of time during which at least one or more of the firm’s inputs is fixed