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Economic Definition of AVC. Defined.

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Term AVC Definition: The abbreviation for average variable cost, which is total variable cost per unit of output, found by dividing total variable cost by the quantity of output. Average variable cost decreases with additional production at relatively small quantities of output, then eventually increases with relatively larger quantities of output. This pattern is illustrated by a U-shaped average variable cost curve.

 

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