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TFC: The abbreviation for total fixed cost, which is cost of production that does NOT change with changes in the quantity of output produced by a firm in the short run. Total fixed cost is one part of total cost. The other is total variable cost. At any and all levels of output, fixed cost is the same. It doesn't change. This includes cost that is not dependent on, or unrelated to, production. The best way to identify fixed cost is to produce zero output. Fixed cost is incurred whether or not any output is produced. A cost measure directly related to total fixed cost is average fixed cost.
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Lesson 9: Consumer Demand | Unit 4: The Curves
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- A graph of total utility is achieved much like many other graphs in economics, by plotting a set of numbers.
- Let's set the stage.
- The axes at the right present the plotting area.
- The horizontal axis measures quantity, the number of hours spent at the beach. This ranges from 0 to 8.
- The vertical axis measures total utility, in utils, ranging from 0 to 40.
- The points plotted come from an infinite number of points that capture the relation between total utility and time at the beach.
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BALANCE OF TRADE The difference between the value of goods and services exported out of a country and the value of goods and services imported into the country. The balance of trade is the official term for net exports that makes up the balance of payments. The balance of trade can be a "favorable" surplus (exports exceed imports) or an "unfavorable" deficit (imports exceed exports). The official balance of trade is separated into the balance of merchandise trade for tangible goods and the balance of services.
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YELLOW CHIPPEROON [What's This?]
Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time at a crowded estate auction wanting to buy either a coffee cup commemorating the first day of spring or a printer that works with your stockpile of ink cartridges. Be on the lookout for florescent light bulbs that hum folk songs from the sixties. Your Complete Scope
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Natural gas has no odor. The smell is added artificially so that leaks can be detected.
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"Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative. " -- Cato, Roman orator
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DOT Department of the Treasury
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