Economics A-Level
Total costs
What Total costs means in Economics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Total costs
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All fixed and variable costs incurred during production, which must include both explicit accounting costs and implicit opportunity costs.
Topics that use Total costs
- Profit (AQA A-Level)
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