Total revenue
Total revenue: the total receipts from sale of output, equal to price multiplied by quantity sold
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Average revenue: total revenue per unit sold and therefore equal to price
Marginal revenue: the change in total revenue from selling one additional unit
AR as firm demand curve: the average revenue curve shows the price the firm can obtain at different quantities and therefore represents its demand curve
AR = MR under constant price: when the firm can sell every unit at the same price, both average and marginal revenue equal that price
Downward-sloping AR: when price must be lowered to sell more output, average revenue falls as output rises
MR below AR: when AR falls with output, marginal revenue lies below average revenue because lowering price affects additional revenue
TR rises when MR is positive: positive marginal revenue adds to total revenue
TR maximum when MR is zero: total revenue reaches a maximum where marginal revenue becomes zero
TR falls when MR is negative: negative marginal revenue means additional sales reduce total revenue
Total revenue. Total revenue: the total receipts from sale of output, equal to price multiplied by quantity sold
Average revenue. Average revenue: total revenue per unit sold and therefore equal to price
Marginal revenue. Marginal revenue: the change in total revenue from selling one additional unit
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