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ABSTRACTION METHODS: Abstraction is the process of simplifying the complexities of the real world by ignoring (hopefully) unimportant details, especially (for our purposes) while doing economic analysis. Three common methods of actual, real world abstraction used in economic theories are words, graphs, and equations. Words can be misunderstood. Graphs are a little more precise. And equations tend to be the most precise of the three.
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MARGINAL REVENUE CURVE A curve that graphically represents the relation between the marginal revenue received by a firm for selling its output and the quantity of output sold. A firm maximizes profit by producing the quantity of output found at the intersection of the marginal revenue curve and marginal cost curve. The marginal revenue curve for a firm with no market control is horizontal. The marginal revenue curve for a firm with market control is negatively sloped and lies below the average revenue curve.
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BROWN PRAGMATOX
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time watching the shopping channel trying to buy either a New York Yankees baseball cap or several magazines on home repairs. Be on the lookout for malfunctioning pocket calculators.
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Two and a half gallons of oil are needed to produce one automobile tire.
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ACCR
Annual Cost of Capital Recovery
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