Economics A-Level
Total Fixed Cost
What Total Fixed Cost means in Economics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Total Fixed Cost
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Reference: AQA
The cost shown in a data table as the Total Cost when output is zero.
Topics that use Total Fixed Cost
- Costs of production (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Cost curve geometry
- Diminishing marginal returns
- Economies of scale
- Factor prices
- Factors of production
- Fixed and variable costs
- Fixed costs
- Long-run costs
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