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Abnormal profit

Abnormal profit (also called supernormal profit or economic profit) refers to the profit of a firm that is over and above its normal profit (when total costs of production equal total revenues from production).

Where this appears

The syllabus topics that use this term.

  • 2.11Advantages of Market Power
  • 2.11Monopoly
  • 2.11Producer Behavior and Profit Maximization

Taught in Market Failure: Market Power

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