Average vs. Marginal Cost for Beautiful Cars' Linear Cost Function
In the case of the Beautiful Cars firm's linear cost function, the average cost (AC) is always greater than the marginal cost (MC). This is consistent with the general economic principle that when an average cost curve slopes downwards for all quantities, as it does here, the marginal cost will always be less than the average cost.
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