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TP: The abbreviation for total product, which is the total quantity of output produced by a firm for a given quantity of inputs. Total product is the foundation upon which the analysis of short-run production for a firm is analyzed. The usual framework is to analyze total product when in a variable input (labor) changes, for a given amount of a fixed input (capital). Two related concepts derived from total product are average product and marginal product.

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ATTRACTIVE FORCE: A force that causes activities to locate closer together. One primary attractive force is transportation cost and the weight of an activity. In this case, activities locate close together to reduce transportation cost. Another is agglomeration and urban economies. In this case, activities locate close together to lower other production cost. Attractive forces are countered by dispersive forces, which act to force activities farther apart.

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SEVENTH RULE OF COMPLEXITY

The seventh of seven basic rules of the economy, stating that every action in the complex world has direct and often intended consequences combined with indirect and probably unintended effects.

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