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Microeconomics
Chapter 9
Term | Definition |
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Profit Maximization | The primary goal of a firm: To achieve the most profit possible from its production and sale of goods or services. |
Profit | Income earned by entrepreneurs. |
Total Revenue (TR) | The price of a good multiplied by the number of units sold. |
Average Revenue (AR) | Total revenue divided by the quantity of good or services sold. |
Marginal Revenue (MR) | The change in total revenue generated by the sale of one additional unit of goods or services. |
MR = MC Rule | The guideline used by a firm to achieve profit maximization. |
Shutdown | The cessation of the firm's activity. The firm's loss minimization occurs at zero output. |
Stakeholder | Someone who has a personal and consequential interest in the viability of the firm. |
Loss minimization | Faced with the uncertainty of incurring losses, the firm's goal is to incur the lowest loss possible from its production and sale of goods and services. |