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The Multiplier Mechanism

Marginal cost...

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Marginal cost is always variable cost. Why?

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Marginal cost is an additional cost and additional cost cannot be fixed cost, it can only be variable cost. Accordingly, the sum total of marginal costs corresponding to different units of output becomes $T V C$ .
$Σ M C = T V C$

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