Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Micro Economics: Production and Costs

Question:
Which of the following statement/statements are true?
Statement 1: In the short run, marginal cost is the increase in TVC due to increase in production of one extra unit of output.
Statement 2: The sum of marginal costs up to that level gives us the total variable cost at that level.
Options:
Both the statements are true
Both the statements are false
Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
Statement 2 is true and Statement 1 is false
Correct Answer:
Both the statements are true
Explanation:
The same thing is talked about. First statement talks about process to get MC from TVC. And statement 2 talks about how to get TVC from MC.