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TARGETING STRATEGY: The initial step in the target market/segmentation process by which a company develops an overall picture of who the specific buyer group might be. The three types of strategies are: undifferentiated, differentiated, and concentrated. Targeting strategies are based on whether the market is homogeneous or heterogeneous.

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MARGINAL COST AND LAW OF DIMINISHING MARGINAL RETURNS

Decreasing then increasing marginal cost, reflected by a U-shaped marginal cost curve, is the result of increasing then decreasing marginal returns. In particular the decreasing marginal returns is caused by the law of diminishing marginal returns. As such, the law of diminishing marginal returns affects not only the short-run production of a firm but also the cost of short-run production. This translates into a positively-sloped supply curve for profit-maximizing competitive firms.

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