Much economic theory is based not on marginal analysis of totals but on analyzing the changes caused by increasing or decreasing those totals. Marginal cost is the increase in total costs resulting ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper analyses the relationship between traffic volume and maintenance costs, and derives estimates for the cost elasticity and the ...

1. If marginal product is decreasing, then average product must also be decreasing. 2. For a fixed-proportion technology, inputs cannot be substituted for each other in production. 3. The marginal ...

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