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Shutdown condition

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

The condition under which a firm should remain in operation in the short run: price must be at least equal to average variable cost (P ≥ AVC), so the firm covers its variable costs.

AP course connection

Topic 3.6: 3.6 Firms' Short-Run Decisions to Produce and Long-Run Decisions to Enter or Exit a Market

Unit 3

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