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Increasing cost industry

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

An industry in which long-run average costs increase as industry output expands, resulting in an upward-sloping long-run supply curve.

AP course connection

Topic 3.7: 3.7 Perfect Competition

Unit 3

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