Supply from the Lowest-Cost Bakery
The construction of the market supply curve begins with the producer that has the lowest cost. In this example, the most efficient bakery has a marginal cost of €1 to produce 360 loaves. This quantity and cost constitute the initial step of the overall market supply curve.
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