ECO 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Average Variable Cost, Average Cost, Fixed Cost
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Fixed input: input whose quantity is fixed for a period of time and cannot be varied. Variable input: input whose quantity the firm can vary at any time. Long run: time period where there are no fixed inputs. Short run: time period where there is at least one fixed input and variable inputs. The short run is as long as the time that there are fixed inputs. Marginal product: an input is the additional quantity of output that is produced by using one or more unit of input. Diminishing returns to an input: when an increase in the quantity of that input, holding the quantity of all other fixed inputs, reduces the input"s marginal product. Fixed cost: cost that doesn"t depend on the quantity of output produced. Variable cost: cost that depends on the quantity of output produced. Average total cost: total cost divided by the quantity of output produced. Average fixed costs: represented by a horizontal line.