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EFFICIENT SEARCH, DETERMINANTS: Two factors that affect information search are (1) the amount of purchase and (2) frequency of purchase. Goods that are relatively expensive increase the potential benefit of search. For example, saving 10 percent on the purchase price of a house is significantly more than saving 10 percent on the price of bar of soap. Buyers are thus likely to undertake extensive search when buying a house, but not for soap. Goods that are purchased more frequently also don't require extensive search activities. Since buyers already know the "best places" to buy the "highest quality" products at the "lowest prices" for frequently purchased goods, little can be gained from search.
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AVERAGE FIXED COST CURVE A curve that graphically represents the relation between average fixed cost incurred by a firm in the short-run product of a good or service and the quantity produced. This curve is constructed to capture the relation between average fixed cost and the level of output, holding other variables, like technology and resource prices, constant. The average fixed cost curve is one of three average curves. The other two are average total cost curve and average variable cost curve. A related curve is the marginal cost curve.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time watching infomercials seeking to buy either an electric coffee pot with automatic shutoff or a brown leather attache case. Be on the lookout for crowded shopping malls. Your Complete Scope
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On a typical day, the United States Mint produces over $1 million worth of dimes.
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"The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining." -- John F. Kennedy, 35th U. S. president
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MGF Moment Generating Function
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