AP MicroeconomicsProduction & Costs
Total Cost
Total Cost is the sum of all fixed and variable costs incurred by a firm in producing a given level of output.
It represents the full economic expense of production and is calculated by adding fixed costs and variable costs at each output level. Total cost starts at fixed cost when output is zero.
Formula / Example
TC = FC + VC
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