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Economics: Chap. 13

The Costs of Production

The Costs of Production


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total revenue

amount a firm receives for the sale of its output

total cost

market value of the inputs a firm uses in production

profit

total revenue - (minus) total cost

explicit costs

input costs that require an outlay of money by the firm

implicit costs

input costs that do not require an outlay of money by the firm

economic profit

total revenue - (minus) total cost (including both explicit and implicit costs)

accounting profit

total revenue - (minus) explicit cost

production function

the relationship between quantity of inputs used to make a good and the quantity of output of that good