Average Fixed Cost (AFC): Total fixed cost (TFC) divided…

  Average Fixed Cost (AFC): Total fixed cost (TFC) divided by quantity of output  Average Variable Cost (AVC): Total variable cost (TVC) divided by quantity of output Average Total Cost (ATC): Total cost (TC) divided by quantity of output MC indicates marginal cost.  Based on the above plot (c) (1)_____________ continuously declines as the quantity of output rises, because (2)____________ is constant. 

Case 1 where Price < AVC  Case 2 where Price > ATC Case 3 wh…

Case 1 where Price < AVC  Case 2 where Price > ATC Case 3 where ATC > P > AVC MC (Marginal Cost) MR (Marginal Revenue) ATC (Average Total Cost) AVC (Average Variable Cost) d (demand curve) P (price) Based on the above figure  for a perfectly competitive firm in the short run, In which case will a perfectly competitive firm shut down in the short run? _____________