Average total cost is

A) total cost divided by the quantity of output produced.
B) total explicit costs divided by the quantity of output produced.
C) variable cost divided by the quantity of output produced.
D) the change in fixed plus variable cost divided by the quantity of output produced.


Ans: A) total cost divided by the quantity of output produced.

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