The Marginal Principle and the Output Decision

• The decision to produce a given quantity of output is based on the marginal principle.

Marginal PRINCIPLEIncrease the level of an activity if its marginal benefit exceeds its marginal cost, but reduce the level if the marginal cost exceeds the marginal benefit. If possible, pick the level at which the marginal benefit equals the marginal cost.

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