Short-run supply curve: For a perfectly competitive firm, the portion of the MC curve above the minimum AVC.
How to apply it: Derive the firm supply curve from the MC curve and explain why the firm produces nothing below minimum AVC.
Course: AP Microeconomics · Unit: Production, Cost, and the Perfect Competition Model
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