If you're looking for a job that doesn't require a college degree, has good job growth potential and offers routes for career advancement, working as a clinic receptionist may just fit the bill. Health care is a growing field and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics points out that projected job growth for receptionists is 24 percent through 2020.
Average variable cost, when combined with price, indicates whether or not a firm should shut down production in the short run. If price is greater than average variable cost, then the firm is able to pay all variable cost and a portion of fixed cost.f the result of this calculation is not readily obvious, click the [One] button. The average variable cost of two Stuffed Amigos might be a little less obvious, but not much. Click the [Two] button to reveal that the average variable cost is $4, which is $8 divided by 2 Stuffed Amigos.
Average fixed cost is a per-unit-of-output measure of fixed costs. As the total number of units of the good produced increases, the average fixed cost decreases because the same amount of fixed costs is being spread over a larger number of units of output. Average variable cost plus average fixed cost equals average total cost: