Fixed costs and same cost curves

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1. Suppose a business experiences a sudden increase in its fixed costs. For example, suppose property taxes increase dramatically. What impact, if any, will this have on the following:

a. the firm's AFC (average fixed cost);
b. the firm's AVC (average variable cost);
c. the firm's ATC (average total cost); and,
d. the firm's MC (marginal cost)?

2. What changes, if any, is there likely to be in these same cost CURVES?

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