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Lesson 23: Factor Market Equilibrium | Unit 4: Monopsony Page: 19 of 24

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In this unit, you should have learned about:
  • How buyers can have market control in factor markets like sellers have market control in output markets.
  • Monopsony control of a factor market by a single buyer in terms of limited substitutes and entry barriers and what this means for the factor supply curve and marginal factor cost.
  • How and why monopsony employs fewer resources and pays a lower wage than perfect competition.
  • Why monopsony is inefficient because it employs fewer resources and pays a lower wage than perfect competition.


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AVERAGE FACTOR COST

Total factor cost per unit of factor input employed by a firm in the production of output, found by dividing total factor cost by the quantity of factor input. Average factor cost, abbreviated AFC, is generally equal to the factor price. However, using the longer term average factor cost makes it easier to see the connection to related terms, including total factor cost and marginal factor cost.

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