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It depends if the increase in Average Cost is caused by an increase in Fixed Costs or an increase in Variable Costs. An increase in Fixed Costs will not increase MC, because FCs do not vary with output (by definition) And increase in Variable Costs will increase MC

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Q: If average cost increases does marginal cost increase?
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Why average cost increase when marginal cost is increasing?

Marginal cost = derivative of (Total cost/Quantity) Where Total cost = fixed cost + variable cost Marginal cost = derivative (Variable cost/Quantity) (by definition, fixed costs do not vary with quantity produced) Average cost = Total cost/Quantity The rate of change of average cost is equivalent to its derivative. Thus, AC' = derivative(Total cost/Quantity) => derivative (Variable cost/Quantity) = MC. So, when MC is increasing, AC' is increasing. That is, when marginal cost increases, the rate of change of average cost must increase, so average cost is always increasing when marginal cost is increasing.


When marginal costs are below average cost at a given output one can deduce that if output increases what happens?

when marginal costs are below average cost at a given output, one candeduce that, if output increases dose average costs fall or marginal costs will fall


When marginal costs are below average cost at a given output one can deduced that if output increases?

when marginal cost are below average cost at a given output, one can deduce that,


When marginal costs are below average cost at a given output one can deduce that if output increases?

when marginal cost are below average cost at a given output, one can deduce that,


What happen if marginal cost is less than Average cost?

Average cost declines and output increases.


How do you find marginal average cost?

Marginal cost comes from the costs of producing just one more of something.


Why does marginal cost rise as production increases?

Marginal cost is equal to the ratio of change in total cost or total variable cost to change in quantity of output. Marginal cost increases as total product increases since it reflects the law of diminishing marginal returns.


What Relation between marginal cost and average cost?

relation ship between average cost and marginal cost


When a firm's marginal revenues are higher than its marginal cost?

Marginal cost is


Does marginal cost curve always intersect the average cost curve at the average cost curve's lowest point?

When the marginal cost is below the average total costs or the average variable costs,then the AC would be declining.When marginal cost is above the average cost then the average cost would be increasing.Therefore the marginal cost should intersect with the average cost at the lowest point in order to pull the average cost upwards.


Does the after tax cost of a deductible expense increase or decrease as the taxpayer's marginal income tax rate increases?

Decrease The higher the marginal rate, the more a person or firm is shielded from expenses.


What happens when marginal cost exceeds average total cost?

MC is the cost of producing one extra good, so if the cost of producing that one extra good is above the average, then the ATC increases.